FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 247/11 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-C-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Fratte |
| registration code of context |
US 9224 |
| registration code of object |
FR9A |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares ceramica comune da cucina |
| object form |
Lopas |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red, irregular fracture; numerous fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.5-1 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-0.8 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.08-0.25 |
|
brown inclusions |
singular, very angular, subelongate, brown, glassy, 0.25 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white; grey, 0.08-0.8 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, dark; white, 0.025-0.2 |
|
more inclusions1 |
frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, clear; green, 0.2-0.6 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white; clear, 0.05-0.75 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.1-0.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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