FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 27/72 |
| fabric type |
PAE-G-5
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
2016, by Bianca Ferrara |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Heraion at the Sele river mouth |
| registration code of object |
P112.2 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares Paestan Red Figure |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine granular fracture, no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 7/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
1%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.12 |
| inclusions |
1%, length: 0.025-0.15 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded; angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.025-0.12 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, very elongate, dark, 0.025-0.12 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.075-0.12 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.075-0.12 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, 0.2, 0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/m-27-72