FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 244/2 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-G-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Fratte |
| registration code of context |
US 9134 |
| registration code of object |
FR21A |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares Black glaze ware |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, smooth fracture, no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR 6/3 - 6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; chambers; void length: 0.03-0.3 |
| inclusions |
1 - 2.5%, length: 0.025-0.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, black, 0.025-0.2 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.12 |
|
mica |
very frequent, angular, very elongate; spherical, dark; white, 0.025-0.025 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white; clear, 0.025-0.2 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.12 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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