FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 241/2 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-C-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Pontecagnano |
| registration code of object |
PO13 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, irregular fracture, numerous partly large white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR 4/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
15%; void form: channel; void length: 0.3-1 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: 0.25-1.1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, subangular, subspherical, black, 0.075-0.8 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.15-1 |
|
grey inclusions |
singular, subrounded, subspherical, grey, 0.1-0.3 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.15-0.7 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.3-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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