BNAP-G-1

BNAP-G-1, M 2/134, 40x

BNAP-G-1, M 2/134, 25x

BNAP-G-1, M 2/134, 16x

BNAP-G-1, M 2/134, 8x

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	BNAP-G-1
ware	Glazed Wares
supposed site of production	Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: quite certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	light brown, granular; no visible inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	7.5YR5/4
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	1%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,12
inclusions	7,5%, length: 0,04-0,4
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions
quartz	infrequent, very angular, very spherical, clear; white, 0.04-0,08
mica	infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02
calciumcarbonate	infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
carbonate pseudomorphoses	frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
black inclusions	frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,04-0,2
brown inclusions	infrequent, subrounded, spherical -subspherical, rusty brown, 0,04-0,12

vessel form type	Bowl
fragmentation	base – Standring
dimensions	diameter: 4cm (rim)
surface description	glazed dark gray glaze, 5YR4/1, metallic reflexions, bottom reserved. Fingerprints on external face of ringfoot.
	Context Data
site of discovery	Velia Fortifications, wall B, trench 5/98, unit of stratification 508/98
registration code of context	508/2/98
registration code of object	508/2/98 - 75

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
sample taken	July 1999, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
sample no	M 2/134
status of sample	sample surplus available

Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/m-2-134

Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-G-1”

Naples Velia Velia Velia Naples Naples Naples Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples Bay of Naples

production sampling

Representative sample for
“BNAP-G-1”

M 151/2

There are 7 more samples assigned to fabric type
“BNAP-G-1”.

Pottery Production in the Bay of Naples ? Problems, History of Research and Current Strategies: For more than a thousand years the Bay of Naples was not only one of the most important and dynamic areas of the antique Mediterranean, but also a region well known for its production of pottery?

Pottery Production in the Bay of Naples ? The Black Glaze Ware: The fabrics established below result from several sites in the Bay of Naples and from Velia as an example of the distribution area. Probably most important are 36 samples of Black Glaze Ware, which stem from the excavations of Piazza Nicola Amore in Naples?

Ceramiche comuni e vernici nere dal quartiere artigianale di Piazza Nicola Amore a Napoli: Il materiale preso in esame è stato rinvenuto nel corso delle indagini archeologiche realizzate a Napoli in occasione dei lavori per la costruzione della Stazione Duomo della linea 1 della Metropolitana di Napoli, a piazza Nicola Amore?

Inclusions

Context Data