FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 26/1
representative sample for PAE-OD-1 |
| fabric type |
PAE-OD-1
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| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Foce del Sele |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Opus Doliare |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
louterion |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
slipped gray slipped, traces of mortar. Fragment of tile? |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; coarse temper, numerous fine to medium-sized white inclusions, large dark gray inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.25 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.08-0.4 |
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brown inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, yellowish brown, 0.8-1.8 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.25-1.2 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.12-0.24 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.12-1.8 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.12-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
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