FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 241/13 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Carmine Pellegrino |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Pontecagnano Negri (settlement) |
| registration code of object |
PO34, 3StrC0036 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares Impasto |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light reddish brown, core dark grey, irregular fracture; numerous fine to large white inclusions, some black particles |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 6/4, core 5YR 4/1 |
| 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: 0.05-0.5 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.025-1.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.05-1.5 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025 |
|
more inclusions1 |
infrequent, very angular, spherical - elongate, brown; clear, 0.12-0.3 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white; clear, 0.07-0.3 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, orange red, 0.25 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white, edges brown |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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