FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 148/14
representative sample for W-SARD-CBM-1 |
| fabric type |
W-SARD-CBM-1
|
| supposed site of production |
West Central Sardinia |
| sample taken |
2009 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Riu Mannu Survey |
| registration code of object |
134 TA 01 999 999 29 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials Punic Pottery |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse pink, 7.5YR8/4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink irregular; many fine to very large brown, some large white particles, some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-1.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.04-1.5 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, subrounded, spherical - elongate, white, 0.08-0.8 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.2 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.08-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.04-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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