FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 187/116 |
| fabric type |
ENT-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Entella |
| sample taken |
February 2019, by Alessandro Corretti, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Entella SAS 3 |
| registration code of context |
E85-301 |
| registration code of object |
Campione 79 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, Gassner rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Late Archaic 510-480 BC |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 13.4cm (rim) |
| surface description |
slipped thick whitish slip inside/outside 2.5 Y 8/1 |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Corretti and Capelli 2003, 292 cat. 8, pl. LIII |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
Brownish clay, fine and depurated, with a good amount of small and whitish visible inclusions. It appears micaceous |
| colour of fresh break |
5 YR 5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
void form: vughy; channel (sporadic); void length: 0.04-08-0.79 (channel lenght) |
| inclusions |
length: 0.04-08-0.79 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
rare, angular, subspherical, black/dark grey, 0.12-0.16 |
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calciumcarbonate |
sporadic, well rounded, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.20 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded; subrounded, very spherical, white/yellowish, 0.04-0.28 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, very spherical; subelongate, shiny, 0.04-0.12-16 |
|
quartz |
sporadic, rounded; subangular, very spherical, greyish/transparent, 0.04-0.08-12 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
singular, subangular, spherical, dark red, 0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
| analysis author |
Montana/Randazzo |
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