FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/46 |
| fabric type |
EAST-AEG-A-1
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| supposed site of production |
East Aegean region |
| fabric previously published as |
A 17 |
| sample taken |
July 1994, 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 4/91 |
| registration code of context |
423/90 |
| registration code of object |
423/90-1 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Samian type |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
slipped light gray, 10YR7/2, traces of brush visible |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Gassner 2003, cat. no. IIa.237 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red, granular; fine white inclusions, some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR5/6-5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-1.2 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.08-0.6 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04-0.08 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, white, 0.08-0.75 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.2-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spehrical - subelongate, rust coloured, 0.08-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA007 |
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