FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 111/3
 representative sample for HIM-REG-C-7 |
| fabric type |
HIM-REG-C-7
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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 2706 |
| registration code of object |
W 2706 |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Pot |
| object type |
pot "olla" |
| surface description |
coarse
yellowish red, 5YR5/6 |
| 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 |
yellowish red, granular |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.04-1 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04-0.08 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, white, 0.16-1 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.16 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01 |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, subelongate, clear;white, 0.08-0.5 |
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reddish inclusions |
singular, angular, spherical, light red, 0.5 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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