MOT-C-2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

fabric type	MOT-C-2
ware	Coarse Wares Plain Ware
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	colour red, texture middle fine and compact, frequent small tor large inclusions: grey, white, voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	light red 10 R 6/8
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-1.2 (vughy), 2.2 (channel)
inclusions	15%, length: <0.04-1.2
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
quartz	frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, grey, white, clear, brownish, 0.12-0.6
mica	infrequent, spherical, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.08
calciumcarbonate	frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, <0.04-1.2
carbonate pseudomorphoses	infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.64
reddish inclusions	infrequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subsperical, elongate, reddish brown, 0.04-0.24
black inclusions	infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, <0.04-0.44
foraminifera	singular, rounded, very spherical, spherical, grey, white, 0.26-0.6
more inclusions2	singular, subangular, subspherical, black and white, dark grey, 0.64-0.7

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

vessel form type	Amphora stand
fragmentation	profile
dimensions	diameter: 20.8cm (rim)
chronology of object	Punic-Middle Punic 500-400 B.C.E.
publication	Alaimo et al. 1997, 307-8, tab. 1, fig. 3,a.
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Mozia / Motya Zone K64.184 (1994)
registration code of context	Zone K64.184 (1994), locus 6432
registration code of object	Zone K64.184 (1994), locus 6432
chronology of context	397 B.C.E.

fabric description

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archaeometry

petrography

applied method for sample analysis	thin section
publication (of analysis)	Alaimo et al. 1997, 307-8, tab. 1, fig. 3,a: MK 12.
sample taken	February 2014, by Falsone, Università degli Studi di Palermo
sample no	M 185/22 representative sample for MOT-C-2

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 185/22
inventory number	K64.184
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	medium (10-20%)
size	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
roundness	sub-rounded
sorting	scarce-serial
maximum grain size	0.8 mm
	Mineral Inclusions
prevalent	Monocrystalline Quartz
common	Polycrystalline Quartz
sporadic	Orthoclase, Calcite
rare	Plagioclase
	Rock Fragments
common	Sedimentary (Limestone, Sandstone, Chert)
	Newly Formed Phases
frequent	secondary calcite
	Other Compositional & Textural Features
common	Microfossils (Gastropods, Ostracods, Bivalves, Benthic Foraminifera, Echinoids)
sporadic	Micritic Clots
quartz grain prevailing roundness	sub-rounded
	Coating / Slipping
thickness
conservation status
	Texture
homogenity	moderately homogeneous patchy: rare
optical activity	slightly active
color	reddish
degree of sintering	partly sintered
	Porosity
abundance of voids/pores	medium (10-30%)
orientation	full
prevalent	small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm), irregular, vesicular
	Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Interpretation
estimated firing temperature	low fired
modelling of raw clay	use of wheel
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper	sieved natural sand