FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 200/4 |
| fabric type |
HB-ARS-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Henchir el Biar |
| sample taken |
by Carina Hasenzagl |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Henchir el Biar |
| interpretation of context |
production |
| registration code of context |
surveyed in 1968 |
| registration code of object |
HB-D14 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
African Red Slip Ware |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
Hayes 67? (Hayes 1972) |
| chronology of object |
Roman-Late Antiquity c. 360–480 CE |
| fragmentation |
base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 14cm (base) |
| surface description |
slipped |
| decoration |
stamp style A(ii): fringed concentric circles (⌀ 1.5 cm) between two palm branches with double stem, sourounded by grooves |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Hasenzagl 2021, cat.122, pl.10 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
smooth texture with some small light and dark particles |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 6/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5–7.5%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.025-0.25 |
| inclusions |
20–25%, length: 0.025-0.5 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, subangular, subspherical, black, 0.025-0.125 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white;yellowish white, 0.025-0.5 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish white;white, 0.025-0.25 |
|
mica |
singular, subangular, elongate;subspherical, silver, 0.025-0.125 |
|
more inclusions |
singular, subangular;subrounded, elongate;subspherical, beige;clayey, 0.25 |
|
quartz |
frequent, subrounded;rounded, subelongate;subspherical;spherical, clear;gray;white, 0.025-0.25 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subangular;subrounded, subelongate;subspherical, reddish brown;rust coloured, 0.025-0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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