FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 295/3 |
| fabric type |
LAT-C-6
|
| supposed site of production |
Nemi |
| sample taken |
by Asia Malatesta |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Nemi |
| interpretation of context |
sacred |
| registration code of context |
NMSD |
| registration code of object |
8611-A-73 |
| chronology of context |
2nd-1st centuries BCE |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Cooking Pot |
| object type |
Diosono et al. in press, type 1C |
| chronology of object |
Roman-Late Republican |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Diosono et al. in press |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Munsell value HUE 5 YR 5/8 |
| colour of fresh break |
Yellowish Red |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10-15%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.1-0.3 |
| inclusions |
20-25%, length: 0.2-0.7 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, black, 0.2-0.7 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subangular, white;gray;gray, 0.2-0.3 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, subangular, subspherical, white, 0.1-0.2 |
|
white inclusions |
frequent, angular;subangular, clear;white, 0.2-0.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section Diosono et al. in press |
| analysis author |
Barbara Borgers |
| publication (of analysis) |
Diosono et al. in press |
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