FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 136/1 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-9
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
2010, by Daniela Giampaola, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1826 IICu |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares Ceramica Comune Grezza |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, core: gray, hackly; som fine to mid-sized white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4, core: 7.5YN5 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.04-0.8 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-0.75 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, black; glassy, 0.08-0.6 |
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, rusty brown, 0.2-0.4 |
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foraminifera |
singular, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.25 |
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grey inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, grey, 0.08-0.8 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08-0.8 |
|
white inclusions |
frequent, angular, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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