FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/119 |
| fabric type |
IG-G-1
|
| sample taken |
July 1998, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
26/90 |
| registration code of object |
26/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 2 (450-425 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Krater |
| fragmentation |
handle |
| surface description |
glazed very dark gray glaze, 7.5YRN3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, granular; some large red and black inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
1%; void form: chambers; void length: 0.04-0.2 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.04-3 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.12 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white; orange, 0.04-0.08 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.2 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 14 |
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