Clay 118

Provenience

Locus:

Said to be from salvage excavation of pottery workshop at W margin of Via Flaminia at La Celsa, ca. 0.7 km to SE of Prima Porta

UTM Coordinates and Elevation (Google Earth):

33T 270890mE 4682050mN 335m asl

Origin and Application

Formation:

F150 a

Use:

Probably used to manufacture pottery during Roman period

Acquisition

Source:

Donated by British School at Rome

Date Acquired Partial:

1984 or1985

Compositional Information

Color

Raw Clay Color (Alphanumeric):

4YR 6.5/6

Raw Clay Color (English):

reddish yellow

Texture - Sections

Break:

SUNY

Photomicrograph:

Chemical Composition - Neutron Activation Analysis

NAA Raw Clay:

NIST

NAAA Fired to 900 C:

NIST

Additional Information

Specimen Availability

Fired Material - USA:

References

Publication:

Peña 1987, 367 19/72.

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