FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 118/1
representative sample for UTI-A-1 |
| fabric type |
UTI-A-1
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| supposed site of production |
Utica / Ityke |
| sample taken |
2009, by Boutheina Maraouni Telmini, Department of History, University of Tunis |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Utica / Ityke Besbassia kiln, excavation F. Chelbi 1990 |
| registration code of context |
Besbassia kiln, B1 |
| registration code of object |
B1 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Ramon T-5.2.3.1 |
| chronology of object |
Punic-Late Punic 250-180 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 20 (ext.)cm (rim) |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Maraoui Telmini, and Bouhlel 2011, 332-3, fig. 4,5, B 1. 337: macr. Subgroup 5.340 petr. Subgroup 4. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
colour pale green, core pale yellow, texture fine, numerous small to medium sized inclusions: red, grey, white, mica, voids |
| colour of fresh break |
white 5 Y 8/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-1.2 (vughy), 2.2 (channel) |
| inclusions |
20%%, length: <0.04-0.72 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
singular, rounded - subrounded, spherical, elongate, black, <0.04-0.36 |
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mica |
frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
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more inclusions2 |
infrequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, orange, 0.12-0.72 |
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quartz |
very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, 0.04-0.5 |
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reddish inclusions |
very frequent, rounded - subrounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-0.32 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section als well as macroscopic and binocular observation |
| analysis author |
Boutheina Maraoui Telmini |
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