MOT-A-2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

fabric type	MOT-A-2
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	colour dark reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: white, yellowish white, reddish, voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	dusky red 10 R 3/3
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	7.5%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.6 (vughy), 1.2 (channel)
inclusions	25%, length: <0.04-1.8
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
quartz	frequent, rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, grey, clear, white, 0.08-0.9
mica	infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.08
calciumcarbonate	very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - subelongate, yellowish white, white, <0.04-0.6
carbonate pseudomorphoses	very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-1.8
reddish inclusions	infrequent, rounded, subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, red, 0.04-0.4
black inclusions	singular, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

vessel form type	Amphora Toti T 18
fragmentation	rim
dimensions	diameter: 15cm (rim)
chronology of object	Punic-Middle Punic 420-397 B.C.E.
publication	Alaimo et al. 1997, 307-8, tab. 1, fig. 3,d.
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Mozia / Motya Zone K76.47 (1994)
registration code of context	Zone K76.47 (1994), locus 7616
registration code of object	Zone K76.47 (1994), locus 7616
chronology of context	397 B.C.E.

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

applied method for sample analysis	thin section MK 14
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana
publication (of analysis)	Alaimo et al. 1997, 307-8, tab. 1, fig. 3,d.
sample taken	February 2014, by Falsone, Università degli Studi di Palermo
sample no	M 185/17 representative sample for MOT-A-2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 185/17
inventory number	zone K76.47 (1994), context 7616
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
email	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unical.it;
institution	University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM); University of Calabria Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra (DiBEST):
	Inclusions Microstructure
distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing	high (20-30%)
size	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
roundness	angular
sorting	scarce-serial
maximum grain size	0.3 mm
	Mineral Inclusions
prevalent	Monocrystalline Quartz
sporadic	Polycrystalline Quartz, Orthoclase (alteration)
rare	Plagioclase, Muscovite
	Rock Fragments
common	Sedimentary (Sandstone, Chert)
	Newly Formed Phases
frequent	secondary calcite
	Other Compositional & Textural Features
common	Microfossils (Radiolarions, Bivalves), Micritic Clots
quartz grain prevailing roundness	sub-angular
	Coating / Slipping
thickness
conservation status
	Texture
homogenity	moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic
optical activity	inactive
color	brownish
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
abundance of voids/pores	low (<10%)
orientation	none
prevalent	medium (0.1-1mm), rounded, cast
	Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Interpretation
estimated firing temperature	well fired
modelling of raw clay	use of wheel
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper	sieved natural sand