FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 195/18 |
| fabric type |
LIL-C-1
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| supposed site of production |
Lilibeo / Lilybaion |
| sample taken |
April 2016, by Christian Russenberger, Institut of Classical Archeaology, University of Zurich |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Monte Iato / Iaitas Early Hellenistic residential area west of Peristyle House 2, house 1, room 2, phase IV (penultimate level of utilisation). |
| interpretation of context |
domestic |
| registration code of context |
2010, trench 422, US Raubgr. 3 / 2011, trench 422, US 202 / 2011, trench 422/426, US Raubgr. 3 |
| registration code of object |
K28570 |
| chronology of context |
280/70-260 B.C.E. |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
carinated bowl with inturned rim |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
profile |
| dimensions |
diameter: 21cm (rim), 5.7cm (base) |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
colour reddish brown, texture middle-fine, numerous small to large inclusions: white, voids |
| colour of fresh break |
weak red 10 R 4/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.04 (channel, vughy)-0.8 (channel), 0.2, 1x 1.4 (vughy) |
| inclusions |
25%, length: <0.04-0.48 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
singular, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.12 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, white, yellowish-white, <0.04-0.48 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
very frequent, rounded, very sperical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-0.48 |
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mica |
frequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subangular, clear, grey, yellowish, 0.04-0.28 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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