FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 106/3
representative sample for PAN-C-2 |
| fabric type |
PAN-C-2
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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 Caserma Tukory, tomb 112 |
| registration code of context |
unit of stratification 272 |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| object type |
jug, "brocca a scodella" |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 16cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse light brown 7.5YR6/4; exterior of rim: traces of two horizontal brown lines |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
grey, core: reddish brown; granular some fine white, few dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/1, core: 5YR5/4 |
| 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 |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.5 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-1.0 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, brownish black, 0.06-0.09 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white; orange, 0.15-0.3 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.03-0.06 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - elongate, white; clear, 0.09-1.0 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.06-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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