FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 187/96 |
| fabric type |
ENT-A-1
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| 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 surface |
| registration code of context |
E88-601 |
| registration code of object |
Inv. 7350 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, 'a echino |
| chronology of object |
Greek 4th c. BC? |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 16cm (rim); height: 3cm |
| surface description |
slipped traces of thick whitish slip inside/outside 2.5 Y 8/1 |
| 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 |
Reddish clay with grey core, fine and compact, with a good amount of small visible inclusions of whitish-yellowish colour |
| colour of fresh break |
5 YR 6/6; 5 YR 5/1 (core) |
| 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; void length: 0.04-0.79 (channel lenght) |
| inclusions |
length: 0.02-04-0.60 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
sporadic, subrounded; subangular, very spherical, greyish/black, 0.12 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded; subrounded, spherical; subspherical, white yellowish, 0.04-0.24; 0.60 (sporadic) |
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mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, shiny, 0.02-0.12 |
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quartz |
sporadic, subrounded, spherical, white/greyish/transparent, 0.04-0.20 (singular) |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, subangular; subrounded, spherical; very spherical, red, 0.03-04-0.20 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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