FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 148/6
representative sample for W-CENT-SARD-C-2 |
| fabric type |
W-CENT-SARD-C-2
|
| supposed site of production |
West Central Sardinia |
| sample taken |
2009 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Riu Mannu Survey |
| registration code of object |
33 02 68 178 86x |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares Punic Pottery |
| object form |
Mortar |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse pink, 7.5YR7/4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, core: gray; many fine to large white inclusions, some fine to large dark gray particles |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4, core: 7.5YRN5 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-2.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subelongate, black; dark grey, 0.08-2.8 |
|
brown inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, light brown, 0.2-0.8 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.08-1.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown, 0.08-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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