FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 18/14
representative sample for CAMP-C-4 |
| fabric type |
CAMP-C-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Campania |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Pozzuoli / Puteoli |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
red, iregular; numerous white and black particles, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.08 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.08-0.6 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
riddled with, angular, spherical, black |
|
mica |
frequent |
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quartz |
riddled with, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
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