FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 152/1 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
November 2011, by Daniela Giampaola, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Naples Piazza Nicola Amore |
| registration code of context |
US 1601 |
| registration code of object |
MND 1601 |
| chronology of context |
Early 2nd century B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 16cm (rim); height: 10cm |
| surface description |
coarse light reddish brown |
| publication |
Febbraro, Giampaola 2009, fig. 9.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, granular; some fine to mid sized white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.01-0.22 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.01-0.6 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.02-0.6 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subrounded - rounded, subspherical - elongate, white, 0.25-0.35 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.02-0.15 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01 |
|
more inclusions1 |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, black, glassy, 0.12-0.2 |
|
quartz |
frequent, subangular - angular, subelongate - spherical, clear, 0.07-0.3 |
|
reddish inclusions |
singular, subangular, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.17 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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