LAT-C-2

LAT-C-2, M 273/10, 25x

LAT-C-2, M 273/10, 16x

LAT-C-2, M 273/10, 8x

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

sample no	M 273/10 representative sample for LAT-C-2
fabric type	LAT-C-2
supposed site of production	Rome
sample taken	by Agnese Fischetti
	Context Data
site of discovery	Rome Ciampino
interpretation of context	sacred
registration code of object	CRV5
chronology of context	3rd century BCE
	Object
ware	Coarse Wares
object form	Cooking Pot
object type	Olcese 2003, Types 2, 3 and 3a
chronology of object	Roman-Middle Republican
fragmentation	rim
drawing

	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	Munsell value HUE 5 YR 6/8
colour of fresh break	Reddish Yellow
texture of fresh break	smooth
hardness	very hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	5-10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.1-0.2
inclusions	10-15%, length: 0.2-0.7
sorting	well-sorted sand in different compositions
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	frequent, subangular, black, 0.2-0.5
black iron oxide concretions	frequent, rounded, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.2-0.5
brown inclusions	frequent, subrounded, dark, 0.5-0.7
grey inclusions	infrequent, subangular;subrounded, subspherical, white;gray;gray, 0.2-0.3
mica	infrequent, 0.1-0.2
quartz	infrequent, white, 0.1-0.2
reddish inclusions	infrequent, subrounded;rounded, elongate, red, 0.2-0.4
white inclusions	frequent, angular, clear, 0.2-0.5

applied method for sample analysis	thin section
publication (of analysis)	Borgers and Fischetti

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Distribution of fabric type
“LAT-C-2”

Rome Rome Rome Rome

production discovery

Representative sample for
“LAT-C-2”

M 273/10

There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“LAT-C-2”.

Cooking Ware as Indicator for Regional Trade and Exchange: A View from 4th-1st centuries BC Central Mediterranean: This paper presents the main results of the FWF funded project (number T-1085G), which was carried out between 2019 and 2024 at the Department of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna.

Fabrics of Coarse Ware from a Mid-Republican site at Ciampino, Rome : This article describes the forms and fabrics of Roman coarse ware from a closed deposit in Ciampino, Rome.

Context Data

Object

Visual Examination of Fresh Break

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)

Inclusions (all lengths in mm)

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)

Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)