FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 144/12 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-IC-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
May 2010 |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae Cuma 2000, Tempio con Portico |
| registration code of context |
US 2211 |
| registration code of object |
K2.2211.28 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ionic Cup |
| object form |
Ionic Cup |
| object type |
B2 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Archaic 580-520/500 B.C. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
height: 3cm |
| surface description |
glazed in- and exterior of vessel glazed, 2.5YR4/6; shoulder banded |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, core: gray; some very fine white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6; core: 5YR5/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vesicular;vughy; void length: 0.02-0.25 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.01-0.45 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.02-0.12 |
|
foraminifera |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, core brown;white, 0.12-0.25 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01-0.02 |
|
quartz |
frequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear;white, 0.05-0.45 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.02-0.2 |
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