FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 92/41 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| fabric previously published as |
F. 7b/Corfiote I |
| sample taken |
2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology, University of Amsterdam/INP Tunis |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Carthage Bir Messaouda, Amsterdam Excavation |
| registration code of context |
BM 00/2000 |
| registration code of object |
BM00/11504 |
| chronology of context |
surface find |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Gassner base type1a |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic 500-400 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
base |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Bechtold 2008b, 96, cat. 35, pl. 3,6; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 5,9. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
colour very pale brown - pale reddish brown, texture fine, numerous fine and few large inclusions: grey, white, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
exterior and interior pink 7.5 YR 7/4, core light reddish brown 5 YR 6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
regular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy (0.04-0.6), channel (0.12-0.32); void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.04-0.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
very frequent, subspherical, very elongate, black, 0.04-0.4 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.32 |
|
mica |
infrequent, spherical, angular, white, dark, <0.04-0.12 |
|
quartz |
riddled with, rounded - angular, very spherical - subspherical, grey, clear, white, reddish, black and grey, 0.04-0.8 |
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reddish inclusions |
very frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate, red, reddish brown, 0.04-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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