FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 55/2
representative sample for CAL-A-4 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Rhegion province |
| sample taken |
July 1995 |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Reggio di Calabria / Rhegion Pellaro, from the late antique kiln, 1989 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Keay 52 |
| chronology of object |
Roman-Late Imperial |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; numerous fine white and few light red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
4%; void form: chambers; void length: 0.2-0.4 |
| inclusions |
length: 0.6-4.8 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2 |
|
grey inclusions |
singular, angular, subelongate, metallic grey |
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mica |
infrequent |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, subelongate, white, 0.6-1.2 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 4.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RRA2 |
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