FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 111/14
representative sample for HIM-C-3 |
| fabric type |
HIM-C-3
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| supposed site of production |
Himera |
| fabric previously published as |
HIM-REG-C-3 |
| sample taken |
September 29, 2009, by Stefano Vassallo, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Himera Necropolis Ovest |
| registration code of context |
W1323 |
| registration code of object |
W 1323 |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Basin |
| object type |
basin/mortarium |
| surface description |
worn |
| photo |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
exterior: reddish yellow, fading to pink and pinkish gray, granular; mid-sized reddish brown particles, some very large dark gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
exterior: 7.5YR 6/6-7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.04-1 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, brownish black, 0.03-0.09 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white;yellowish white, 0.09-0.15 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.03-0.06 |
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grey inclusions |
frequent, rounded, subspherical, grey, 0.3-2 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.03 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.15-0.6 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.2 |
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