FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 247/4
representative sample for SAL-REG-C-4 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-C-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Fratte |
| registration code of context |
US 9224 |
| registration code of object |
FR7A |
| |
Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares ceramica comune da cucina |
| object form |
Lopas |
| object type |
convex wall |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
red, irregular fracture, numerous fine to large white inclusions, some dark particles |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR 4/6-5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.025-2 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.025-3 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.075-0.3 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, white, 0.05-2 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.025 |
|
more inclusions1 |
frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, clear, 0.12-0.8 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white; clear, 0.05-0.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.1-3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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