FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/40 |
| fabric type |
COR-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Corinth / Korinthos |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Butrint / Buthrotum |
| registration code of object |
BK 5665 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Corinthian A |
| fragmentation |
base |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Cat. 1165 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brownish yellow, hackly; some mid-sized to large brown inclusions, few mid-sized white particles |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR6/6, brownish yellow |
| texture of fresh break |
hackly |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.4 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-1.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, rusty brown;rusty brown, 0.08-1.2 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.32 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.04-0.1 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08-0.12 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
B |
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