FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 136/7 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-11
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
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 1831 |
| registration code of object |
Ia 4.13 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Basin |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light reddish brown to gray, irregular; many fine to mid-sized dark inclusions, singular very large white particle |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/4-5YR5/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
15%; void form: channel; vuhgy; void length: 0.1-12 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, black, 0.1-0.3 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.1-0.6 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical - very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.1-0.75 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, rusty brown, 0.2-0.76 |
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white inclusions |
infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, white, 0.08-2.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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