FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/62 |
| fabric type |
ISC-CBM-1
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| supposed site of production |
Ischia / Pithekoussai |
| sample taken |
by Luigi Vecchio |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea busta 8; south tower of Porta Marina |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Brick |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown; granular; lots of big dark and light inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
brownish wellow, 10YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.375 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: 0.025-1.25 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical, black, 0.025-1.25 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25 |
|
foraminifera |
singular |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subangular, subspherical, 0.025-1.25 |
|
mica |
infrequent, white, 0.025-0.175 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, subangular, subspherical, white, clear, 0.025-1.25 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, subspherical, light red, 0.025-0.75 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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