FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 143/66
representative sample for BNAP-F-3 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-F-3
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Giovanna Greco, L'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae Tempio con portico |
| registration code of object |
K2.2441 s.n. |
| chronology of context |
2nd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Fine Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| chronology of object |
beginning of 6th century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| dimensions |
height: 4cm |
| surface description |
partially glazed 7.5YR 3/1 (lower part) |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown and gray, fine grained; some fine white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4; 5YR6/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.025-0.3 |
| inclusions |
1%, length: 0.01-0.25 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.025-0.25 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.025-0.08 |
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foraminifera |
singular, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.25 |
|
mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical - very elongate, white; dark, 0.01-0.25 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.02-0.12 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.08-0.12 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
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