FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 27/74 |
| fabric type |
PAE-G-8
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
2016, by Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Heraion at the Sele river mouth |
| registration code of object |
96383 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares Paestan Red Figure |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| object type |
Dinos |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine granular fracture, few small white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-1 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.025-0.3 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, subrounded, very spherical, black, 0.025-0.15 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.05-0.75 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, very elongate, dark, 0.025-0.12 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.05 |
|
white inclusions |
singular, well rounded, subspherical, 0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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