FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 25/11 |
| fabric type |
PAE-REG-FT-1
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| supposed site of production |
Paestum region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Bianca Ferrara, L'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Heraion at the Sele river mouth |
| registration code of object |
57227 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Figural Terracotta |
| object form |
Figurine |
| object type |
Tanagrina |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish brown, irregular fracture surface; numerous dark and some white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR 5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.05-0.5 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-0.75 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.05-0.3 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, very angular, subelongate, grey, 0.2-0.3 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.05-0.75 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.2-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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