| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-8
|
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
visual excamination of fresh break |
light reddish brown, granular; some partly large, brown inclusions, fine white particles |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/4, |
texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,05-0,5 |
inclusions |
50%, length: 0,02-2 |
sorting |
unsorted |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0,125-0,5 |
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,07 |
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0,2 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,05-0,25 |
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, brownish black, 0,25-0,75 |
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, rusty brown, 0,25-2 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora Graeco-Italic amphora, MGS V |
fragmentation |
rim - handle - body |
surface description |
slipped exterior slipped: very pale brown, 10YR7/3, interior: pink, 7.5YR7/3 |
chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Apollonia |
registration code of object |
AP-A 107/04 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
sample taken |
by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
sample no |
M 93/16 |
status of sample |
whole sample available |
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