FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 119/75 |
| fabric type |
W-CENT-SARD-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
West Central Sardinia |
| fabric previously published as |
F. 41 |
| sample taken |
2009, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Tübingen |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Pantelleria Acropolis excavation |
| interpretation of context |
sacred |
| registration code of context |
PN 06 ACR I 2080 |
| registration code of object |
PN 06 ACR I 2080-1 |
| chronology of context |
2nd c. B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Ramon T-5.2.1.1 |
| chronology of object |
Punic-Late Punic 280-200 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: c. 12cm (rim) |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Bechtold 2013c, fig. 28,10. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
colour reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, grey, red, mica, voids |
| colour of fresh break |
yellowish red 5 YR 5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy (0.04-1.6), channel (0.08-0.4); void length: 0.04-1.6 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: <0.04-9.2 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.16 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, subrounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-1.0 |
|
mica |
infrequent, spherical, white, dark, <0.04-0.04 |
|
quartz |
riddled with, well rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, grey, white,reddish, red, 0.04-0.92 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.52 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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