| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
BNAP-A-9
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| certainty of arguments |
archaeometric: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
very pale brown, core: pale yellow, irregular; large black inclusions |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
10YR7/3, core: 2.5Y7/3 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
4%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.2 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.04-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, subelongate, white, 0.24-1 |
|
mica |
singular |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark red, 0,32-0,6 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0,12-0,8 |
|
foraminifera |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white to yellowish white, 0,12-0.8 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Amphora
Sourisseau 2-3 |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 12cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic
Second half of the 5th c. BC. |
| drawing |
 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia
Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
19/90 |
| registration code of object |
19/90-53 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
PG-C3h |
| sample taken |
July 1997, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| sample no |
M 6/120 |
| status of sample |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis surplus available |
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