FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/68 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-C-1
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II |
| registration code of context |
10/88 |
| registration code of object |
10/88 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; many fine and medium-sized white inclusions, some light and dark red inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
4%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.28 |
| inclusions |
13%, length: 1.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.6 |
|
foraminifera |
infrequent, rounded, elongate, white, 0.12-0.2 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, metallic grey, 0.04-0.8 |
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mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.04-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, subelongate, rust coloured, 0.08-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK05b |
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