FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 152/30 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-5
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| 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
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| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1634H |
| registration code of object |
MND 1634 |
| chronology of context |
Mid - second half 2nd century B.C.E. |
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Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Basin |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 42cm (rim); height: 5cm |
| surface description |
coarse light brown |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
ight reddish brown, granular; some small to large white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR6/4; core: 2.5YR6/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
12.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.01-0.65 |
| inclusions |
12.5%, length: 0.01-0.85 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular - subrounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.05-0.45 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subangular - rounded, subspherical - subelongate, white, 0.05-0.5 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.02-0.12 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01-0.05 |
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more inclusions1 |
singular, rounded, subspherical, yellowish brown, 0.85 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular - rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear; gray, 0.1-0.42 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.05-0.55 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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