FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 29/3
representative sample for IG-CBM-1 |
| fabric type |
IG-CBM-1
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| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Necropolis Ponte di Ferro |
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Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile (cross tile) |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, irregular; numerous mid-sized to large dark brown and gray and white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
soft |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-0.6 |
| inclusions |
6%, length: 0.04-2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
foraminifera |
frequent, shells, white, 2 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.24 |
|
white inclusions |
very frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
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