FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 240/2
representative sample for SAL-REG-G-2 |
| fabric type |
SAL-REG-G-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Salerno region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Pontecagnano church |
| registration code of object |
PO2 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares Black glaze ware |
| object form |
Skyphos |
| object type |
ringfoot |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Late Archaic end of 6th-beginning of 5th c.BC |
| fragmentation |
base |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, smooth fracture, numerous fine white, some dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR 5/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5 - 5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.025-0.3 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.025-0.75 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
0.025-0.12 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, wj, 0.025-0.12 |
|
mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, dark, white, 0.025-0.075 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.12 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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