FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 148/15
representative sample for W-SARD-A-5 |
| fabric type |
W-SARD-A-5
|
| supposed site of production |
West Central Sardinia |
| sample taken |
2009 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Riu Mannu Survey Sardinia |
| registration code of object |
137 TA 02 999 999 37 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae Punic Pottery |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
slipped pale yellow, 2.5Y8/3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pale yellow, granular; some small brown inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5Y8/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-1.5 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.6 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.08-0.5 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.25 |
|
foraminifera |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.3 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.08 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.08-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, rust coloured, 0.04-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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