FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/63 |
| fabric type |
NA-REG-CBM-3
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| supposed site of production |
Naples region |
| sample taken |
by Luigi Vecchio |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea busta 11; sudest II torre porto turistico |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Brick |
| object type |
with stamp; military? |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow; irregular; several big dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
pink, 7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vesicular; void length: 0.025-0.375 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.25-2.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0.025-0.875 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.175 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, elongate, spherical, 0.025-2.5 |
|
mica |
singular, white, 0.025-0.1 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, clear, 0.025-0.75 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.375 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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