FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 151/15
representative sample for BNAP-G-2 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-G-2
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Daniela Giampaola, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1634h |
| registration code of object |
MND1634i |
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Object
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| ware |
Glazed Wares Campana A |
| object form |
Cup |
| object type |
Morel 2974 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Middle Hellenistic Mid - second half of 2nd century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 22cm (rim); height: 6cm |
| surface description |
glazed matt black glaze, partly mottled red |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: chamber;vughy; void length: 0.01-1.45 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.01-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
frequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.02-0.25 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subsphercal, white, 0.07-0.12 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.01-0.05 |
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foraminifera |
singular, angular, elongate, white, 0.5 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01 |
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quartz |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, white, 0.12-0.4 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.02-0.05 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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