FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 195/21 |
| fabric type |
LIL-C-2
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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, area between house 1 and house 2, dump, phase IV (penultimate level of utilisation) |
| interpretation of context |
domestic |
| registration code of context |
2009, trench 418/422, US 204 |
| registration code of object |
K29731 |
| chronology of context |
280/70 - 260/50 B.C.E. |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Unguentarium |
| object type |
Unguentarium |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 2.7cm (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 red, texture middle-fine and compact, numerous small to large inclusions: white |
| colour of fresh break |
red 10 R 5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: cahnel, vughy; void length: 0.06 (channel), 0.04 (vughy)-0.5, 1x 1.0 (channel), 0.6, 1x 1.2 (vughy) |
| inclusions |
17.5%, length: <0.04-1.0 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
infrequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.24 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - subelongate, white, yellowish-white, 0.04-1.3 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-0.5 |
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mica |
infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, grey, white, clear, 0.04-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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