FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 145/13 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-11
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
May 2010, by Priscilla Munzi, Centre Jean Bérard |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae Cuma 2006, santuario periurbano settentrionale |
| registration code of object |
700.137.300 |
| chronology of context |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Lid |
| object type |
Baking cover |
| chronology of object |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Dewailly and Munzi 2011; Brun, Munzi, Leguilloux, and Cavassa (in print) |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish brown, core: very dark gray; many fine to mid-sized white incluions, some fine to very large dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR4/4, core: 5YR3/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
15%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.04-0.5 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, glassy, 0.08-0.5 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-1 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.25 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical - very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.5 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.04-0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| publication (of analysis) |
CUMN 17 |
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