FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 28/21 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Necropolis Ponte di Ferro, tomb 128, 1987 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, transitional between Gassner's rim 1 and 3 |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
very light brown, fine; few white and dark inclusions, a lot of mica |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
1%; void form: channel; void length: 0.12-0.2 |
| inclusions |
4%, length: 0.04-0.44 |
| sorting |
bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04-0.32 |
|
mica |
very frequent, dark, 0.04-0.44 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.2-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, light red, 0.04-0.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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