FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 228/6 |
| fabric type |
PAE-G-5
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
2017, by Antonia Serritella |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Laghetto, Excavation 1969 |
| registration code of context |
stray find |
| registration code of object |
LGH4 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares black glaze ware |
| object form |
Cup |
| object type |
Kylix Bloesch C, concave rim |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Early Classic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, smooth fracture |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR 6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.5 |
| inclusions |
1%, length: 0.025-0.25 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.025-0.075 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.05-0.25 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.025 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.025-0.12 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.05 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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