FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
SURR-A-1, M 39/1, scale bar 0.3mm
SURR-A-1, M 39/1, scale bar 2mm
SURR-A-1, M 39/1, 25x
SURR-A-1, M 39/1, 16x
SURR-A-1, M 39/1, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 39/1
representative sample for SURR-A-1 |
| fabric type |
SURR-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
July 1995 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Sorrento / Surrentum Villa Fiorentinoi, 1994, unit of stratification 1 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Dressel 2-4 |
| chronology of object |
Roman |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
coarse, exterior: grayish brown |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
red, granular; many white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR 5/8 - 5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.75 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
very frequent, angular - subangular, elongate - subspherical, black, 0.05-0.75 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white; yellowish white, 0.025-0.5 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125 |
|
more inclusions1 |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white; yellowish white, 0.025-0.5 |
|
quartz |
frequent, subangular, subspherical, clear, 0.025-1 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
PG-C5h |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 39/1 |
| name of author |
Roman Sauer |
| institution of author |
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry |
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