FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 63/2 |
| fabric type |
CAL-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| sample taken |
July 1995 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Caulonia / Kaulonia |
| registration code of object |
KL 85/ QV 609 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light gray, fine; few fine white inclusions, rare mid-sized red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-0.4 |
| inclusions |
3%, length: 1.2 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
mica |
singular |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, rust coloured, 1.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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