FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 25/7 |
| fabric type |
PAE-REG-FT-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum region |
| sample taken |
2017, by Bianca Ferrara |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Heraion at the Sele river mouth |
| registration code of object |
57043 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Figural Terracotta |
| object form |
Figurine |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, core gray, irregular fracture surface; numerous white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR 6/4; core 7.5YR 6/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.05-3 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.025-0.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.075-0.25 |
|
grey inclusions |
singular, well rounded, subspherical, grey |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.025-0.075 |
|
more inclusions1 |
infrequent, very angular, subspherical - subelongate, clear, 0.2-0.25 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.075-0.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.075-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Alberto De Bonis |
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