FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 144/8
representative sample for BNAP-IC-1 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-IC-1
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
May 2010, 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 Cuma 2000, Tempio con Portico |
| registration code of object |
K2. 2316.sn.1 |
| chronology of context |
2nd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ionic Cup |
| object form |
Ionic Cup |
| chronology of object |
6th century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| dimensions |
height: 3cm |
| surface description |
glazed ex- and interior glazed, 10YR 2/1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown,core gray, fine, few small white particles |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4; core:7.5YRN5/ |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.025-0.75 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.01-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, brownish black; dark grey, 0.025-0.3 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.12-0.3 |
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foraminifera |
infrequent, well rounded, subspherical, white, 0.05-0.25 |
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mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.01-0.08 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spjerical - subelongate, rusty brown, 0.05-0.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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