FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/53 |
| fabric type |
IG-G-1
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| sample taken |
July 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 4/90 |
| registration code of context |
413/90 |
| registration code of object |
413/90 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| object type |
large closed vessel |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic Gassner 2003, Phase IIa |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
thin brownish black glaze, worn |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, soft, granular; large reddish brown inclusions, some dark gray inclusion, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
soft |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
9%; void form: channel; void length: 02 |
| inclusions |
6%, length: 0.12-1 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, elongate, brown, 0.12-0.4 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, elongate, dark grey, 0.2-0.32 |
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mica |
frequent |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, angular, subelongate, rust coloured, 0.2-1 |
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white inclusions |
frequent, angular, elongate, white, 0.12-0.04 |
| | 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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