FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 151/32 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-G-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Daniela Giampaola, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1657 |
| registration code of object |
MND 1657 |
| chronology of context |
Mid 2nd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| object type |
not identified |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Middle Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
glazed black glaze, mottled red |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.02-0.47 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.01-0.62 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.05-0.2 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, white, 0.1-0.62 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.02-0.15 |
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foraminifera |
singular, subrounded, subelongate, white, 0.2 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01-0.02 |
|
more inclusions1 |
singular, angular, subelongate, black; glassy, 0.35 |
|
quartz |
singular, angular, subspherical, clear, 0.25 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.07-0.17 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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