FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 145/14 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-F-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
May 2010, by Priscilla Munzi, Centre Jean Bérard |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae Cuma 2006, santuario periurbano settentrionale |
| registration code of object |
700.137.301 |
| chronology of context |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Fine Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| object type |
Preparation or storage vessel |
| chronology of object |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Dewailly, Munzi 2011; Brun, Munzi, Leguilloux, Cavassa (in print) |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
llight brown, granular; some fine white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 6/4, core: 5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.025-1 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.025-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.3 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.4 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.08 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, 0.02-0.18 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, clear, 0.08-0.12 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| publication (of analysis) |
CUMN 18 |
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