FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 118/10 |
| fabric type |
UTI-A-2
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| supposed site of production |
Utica / Ityke |
| sample taken |
2015, by Boutheina Maraouni Telmini, Department of History, University of Tunis |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Utica / Ityke Besbassia kiln, excavation F. Chelbi 1990 |
| registration code of context |
Besbassia kiln |
| registration code of object |
Besbassia 10 |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Maña D = T-5.2.3.1 / T-5.2.3.2 |
| chronology of object |
Punic-Late Punic 250 - 180 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 4.6cm (base); height: 7cm |
| drawing |
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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 |
colour pale red, texture fine and compact, small and few large inclusions: |
| colour of fresh break |
pink 5 YR 7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
regular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
3%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.06-1.8 (vughy), 0.5 (channel) |
| inclusions |
15%, length: <0.04-1.5 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
singular, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, <0.04-0.2 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.6 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.16-0.24 |
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mica |
frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.06 |
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quartz |
frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, clear, brownish, 0.06-0.7 |
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reddish inclusions |
very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, red, reddish brown, <0.04-1.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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