FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 136/20 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-11
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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 Napoli, Piazza Nicola d' Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1840 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Pot |
| object type |
olla biansata |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish gray to gray, irregular; many fine black inclusions, few mid-sized to large white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/2-5YR5/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.04-1.5 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, yellowish brown, 0.08-0.2 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, spherical - subelongate, dark grey, 0.08-0.6 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical - very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.08-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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