FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/69 |
| 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 |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 35/93 |
| registration code of context |
3046/93 |
| registration code of object |
3046/93 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
smoothed |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; numerous white inclusions, some light and darker red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
8%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-1.6 |
| inclusions |
7%, length: 0.04-0.8 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.8 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.04-0.28 |
|
reddish inclusions |
singular, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.2 |
| | 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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