FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 92/89 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| fabric previously published as |
F. 6 |
| sample taken |
2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Carthage Bir Messaouda, Gent Excavation |
| registration code of context |
BM 02/1244 |
| registration code of object |
BM 02/45216 |
| chronology of context |
530-510 B.C.E.? |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Gassner 1 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Archaic 550-510 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 14cm (rim) |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Bechtold 2008b, 3, fig. 1.1; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 14,2. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
colour greenish white, texture middle fine, fine to large inclusions: red, grey, white, voids |
| colour of fresh break |
white 10 YR 8/2, core light grey 2.5 YR 7/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-1.76 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: <0.04-0.68 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
frequent, well rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.6 |
|
foraminifera |
singular, well rounded, very spherical, subspherical, reddish, yellowish white, 0.12-0.24 |
|
mica |
infrequent, spherical, angular, white, <0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, white, grey, 0.04-0.68 |
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reddish inclusions |
very frequent, well rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.32 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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