FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 145/18 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-9
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
May 2010, by Priscilla Munzi, Centre Jean Bérard |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Cuma / Cumae Cuma 2006, santuario periurbano settentrionale |
| registration code of object |
700.137.304 |
| chronology of context |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| chronology of object |
Second quarter 4th/early 3rd century B.C. |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Dewailly, Munzi 2011; Brun, Munzi, Leguilloux, and Cavassa (in print) |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, core: gray, smooth; many fine to large dark inclusions, some large clear quartz particles |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4, core: 7.5YRN6 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.04-0.75 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, black; glassy, 0.2-0.5 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.4 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, grey, 0.2-0.4 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.08-1.2 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.04-0.2 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.12 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| publication (of analysis) |
CUMN 22 |
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