| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 124/26 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | BNAP-TS-2 |
| supposed site of production | Bay of Naples |
| sample taken | October 2012, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Insula II |
| registration code of object | 102790-20a |
Object |
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| ware |
Terra Sigillata Sigillata Puteolana |
| object form | Plate |
| object type | Conspectus B.1.7 |
| chronology of object |
Roman-Early Imperial Augustan - mid 1st century A.D. |
| fragmentation | base |
| surface description |
slipped 5YR5/8 |
| decoration | radial stamp VALES |
| drawing |
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| publication | Philipp 1992/93, no. TS 8, fig. 1,8 |
Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-TS-2”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“BNAP-TS-2”
M 124/4
There are 6 more samples assigned to fabric type
“BNAP-TS-2”.
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Pottery Production in the Bay of Naples Problems, History of Research and Current Strategies: For more than a thousand years the Bay of Naples was not only one of the most important and dynamic areas of the antique Mediterranean, but also a region well known for its production of pottery
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Terra Sigillata from the Bay of Naples: For the present identification and presentation of terra sigillata produced in the Bay of Naples only samples from the consumption area were used, as it was not possible to have access to finds from the supposed production area
