FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 121/3
representative sample for NE-SARD-C-3 |
| fabric type |
NE-SARD-C-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Olbia |
| sample taken |
by Rubens D'Oriano |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Olbia Excavation ex Mercato |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
Punic pan with flanged rim |
| fragmentation |
rim - handle - body |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, ganular; many fine to large white inclusions, some large red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.06-0.5 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.03-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0.06-0.15 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.03 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.09-1.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, light red, 0.3-2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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