FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/79 |
| fabric type |
VEL-C-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 2/91 |
| registration code of context |
238/91 |
| registration code of object |
238/91 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 224 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; numerous fine to large white particles, some dark red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.12-0.4 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, dark grey, 0.2-0.6 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white; clear, 0.08-1 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, rust coloured, 0.2-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| publication (of analysis) |
Gassner et al. 2014, 238 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK01c |
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