FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/25
representative sample for NA-REG-CBM-4 |
| fabric type |
NA-REG-CBM-4
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| supposed site of production |
Naples region |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Theatre |
| registration code of context |
804/93 |
| registration code of object |
804/93 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile (roof tile) |
| object type |
calypter |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, granular; scattered small white particles, sporadic fine white and large gray inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
3%; void form: vughy; chambers; channel; void length: 0.08-0.5 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.12-3 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
2.8 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, subspherical - subelongate, light grey, 0.2-3 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.12-0.28 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rusty brown, 0.25-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVZ08 |
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