FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 152/15 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-6
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Daniela Giampaola, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1840 |
| registration code of object |
MND 1840 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| object type |
Situla |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 15.2cm (rim); height: 11cm |
| surface description |
coarse pale reddish brown |
| publication |
Febbraro, Giampaola 2009, fig.11.1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, granular; few fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.01-1.85 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.01-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, subangular - rounded, subspherical - elongate, black, 0.02-0.2 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.05-0.25 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded - subrounde, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.02-0.12 |
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foraminifera |
singular, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.5 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; gray, 0.07-0.25 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subrounded - rounded, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown, 0.02-0.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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