MOT-A-2

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample no	M 185/17 representative sample for MOT-A-2
fabric type	MOT-A-2
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
sample taken	February 2014, by Falsone, Università degli Studi di Palermo
	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.
	Object
ware	Transport Amphorae
object form	Amphora
object type	Toti T 18
chronology of object	Punic-Middle Punic 420-397 B.C.E.
fragmentation	rim
dimensions	diameter: 15cm (rim)
drawing
publication	Alaimo et al. 1997, 307-8, tab. 1, fig. 3,d.

object data

fabric description

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	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	colour dark reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: white, yellowish white, reddish, voids
colour of fresh break	dusky red 10 R 3/3
texture of fresh break	granular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
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 (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	singular, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2
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
mica	infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.08
quartz	frequent, rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, grey, clear, white, 0.08-0.9
reddish inclusions	infrequent, rounded, subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, red, 0.04-0.4

object data

fabric description

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.

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 185/17
inventory number	zone K76.47 (1994), context 7616
name of author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
institution of author	Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo
contact information of author	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it
	Temper Grains
	Microstructure
areal distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing (% area)	high (20-30%)
size/granulometry (mm)	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.3 mm
sorting	scarce-serial
roundness	angular
	Composition
minerals	prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz sporadic: Polycrystalline Quartz, Orthoclase (alteration) rare: Plagioclase, Muscovite
rock fragments	common: Sedimentary (Sandstone, Chert)
other compositional/textural features	common: Microfossils (Radiolarions, Bivalves), Micritic Clots
quartz grains	sub-angular
	Groundmass
	Texture
texture	moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic
optical activity	inactive
color (plane polarized light)	brownish
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
voids/pores abundance (area)	low (<10%)
voids/pores size	prevalent: medium (0.1-1mm)
voids/pores orientation	none
voids/pores shape	prevalent: rounded, cast
	Newly Formed Phases
newly formed phases	frequent: secondary calcite
	Clay Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
	Interpretation
firing temperature	well fired
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper/clasts	sieved natural sand
modelling technique/fabrication	use of wheel