FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 142/254 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-G-6
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Giovanna Greco, L'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae |
| registration code of context |
US K2.2476 |
| registration code of object |
K2.2476.59 |
| chronology of context |
3rd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
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| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Cup |
| object type |
Bloesch C |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic Early 5th century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 6.2cm (base); height: 1cm |
| surface description |
glazed exterior and bottom partly reserved |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine; few fine dark inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
2.5%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.02-0.4 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.01-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.02-0.18 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.05-0.18 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.02-0.1 |
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foraminifera |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical - elongate, white, 0.08-1 |
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mica |
very frequent, angular, very elongate;spherical, white;dark, 0.01-0.12 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.05-0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
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