FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 109/2
representative sample for PAN-C-1 |
| fabric type |
PAN-C-1
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| supposed site of production |
Palermo / Panormos |
| sample taken |
September 2009, by Francesca Spatafora, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Palermo / Panormos |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares fragment of a misfired medieval jug |
| object form |
Jug |
| chronology of object |
S. Cecilia, US 046, amb. 8 - medieval kiln |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
slipped exterior: light brown slip, 7.5YR6/4; interior: light brown, 2.5YR5/4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
red, core weak red, granular; many fine to large white inclusions, few small dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR5/6, core: 2.5YR5/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.8 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, black, 0.03-0.15 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.06-1.0 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.03 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.06-0.6 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.03-0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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