FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 112/2
representative sample for HIM-CBM-1 |
| fabric type |
HIM-CBM-1
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| supposed site of production |
Himera |
| fabric previously published as |
HIM-REG - CBM - 1 |
| sample taken |
September 29, 2009, by Stefano Vassallo, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Himera Necropoli Ovest |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile |
| object type |
Kalypter |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Reddish clay, very coarse with visible inclutions of medium and big size |
| colour of fresh break |
5 YR 6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
very hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
void form: vughy; channel (sporadic); void length: 0.04-0.79 |
| inclusions |
length: 0.04-2.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, yellowish white, 0.15-1 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.03-0.15 |
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grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, grey, 0.6-2.5 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.03 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.15-0.6 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, reddish brown, 0.06-2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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