FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 111/1
representative sample for HIM-REG-C-6 |
| fabric type |
HIM-REG-C-6
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| supposed site of production |
Himera region |
| 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 Necropolis 2009, W 544 |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Cooking Pot |
| object type |
pot "olla" |
| surface description |
coarse interior: light reddish brown, 5YR6/4, exterior: gray and fire darkened, 7.5YR4/1 |
| photo |
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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 |
interior: light reddish brown, exterior: gray, irregular; numerous fine to mid-sized white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/4, exterior: 7.5YR4/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.16-1 |
| inclusions |
40%, length: 0.02-0.75 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
frequent, angular, subelongate, black, 0.08-0.16 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01 |
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more inclusions1 |
infrequent, angular, spherical, yellow, 0.16 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.08-1 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, rusty brown;rusty brown, 0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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