FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 24/1 |
| fabric type |
PAE-CBM-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Sanctuary of Hera, Foce del Sele |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile |
| object type |
stroter |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light reddish brown, irregular; numerous fine to very large dark gray inclusions, many small to very large white (carbonate-) particles, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.5 |
| inclusions |
30%, length: 0.08-2.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.2-0.6 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.4 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.12-1.5 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.2-0.8 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, redd0, 0.16-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RPZ 1 |
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