FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 111/5 |
| fabric type |
HIM-C-2
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| supposed site of production |
Himera |
| fabric previously published as |
HIM-REG-C-4 |
| 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 |
W607 |
| registration code of object |
W 607 |
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Object
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| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| object type |
hydria |
| surface description |
slipped very pale brown, 10YR8/3 |
| 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 |
reddish yellow, core: pinkish gray; some fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5 YR6/6, core: 5YR6/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
very hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
10%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 4-15 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, brownish black, 0.03-0.2 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white;orange, 0.06-0.24 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.24 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04-0.09 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.06-0.24 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.06-0.09 |
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