FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 18/5 |
| fabric type |
CAMP-C-2
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| 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 |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, fine; some white red and dark inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
1%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.6 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.04-0.32 |
| sorting |
well sorted sand in different compositions |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
riddled with, angular, elongate, black |
|
foraminifera |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.08 |
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mica |
infrequent |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.28 |
|
reddish inclusions |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, red, 0.12-0.32 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
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