The description is made on the basis of microscopical observation up to x30 (see image of fresh cross section above and table below).

The shards within this fabric are fired to a reddish/orange to brownish colour, sometimes with a greyish to black core. Predominant Munsell colours are: 2.5 YR 4/6 (red), 5 YR 4/4 (reddish brown), 5 YR 4/6 (reddish brown), 7.5 YR 4/4 (greyish red) and 10 YR 2/1 (deep reddish brown), although there seems to be a high variety of colours.  After refiring of selected fragments the colour range narrowed to predominantly 2.5 YR 3/4, 2.5 YR 4/6 and 2.5 YR 4/8, confirming the strong relationship within the fabric on the level of source material.

The composition of inclusions is characterized by predominance of fine, mainly rounded to sub-rounded Quartz/Feldspar. The colourless/transparent inclusions are hard to detect by eye,  which is complicated by the rich variety in colours of the fired clay. This may lead to the impression that the material within the current fabric does not posess comparable characteristics. The overall description of inclusions can be summarized as: some sherds contain merely Quartz-Feldspar up to about 35%, other sherds contain a variety of inclusions (e.g. flint, augite, ferro-mangane and grog) with clear predominance of  Quartz-Feldspar.

This fabric is related to:
SAT I.AD.ns(1-4).a, ((extremely)large) FeMn nodules / crumbling / gritty
SAT I.AD*E.ms-ps(1-4).a, fine gritty 
SAT I/(II).AD*.ms-ps(1-4).b, variety of characteristics
SAT II.ADe.ms-vps(1-4).ab, variety of characteristics

Properties of SAT I/(II).AD*.ms-vps(1-4).a, variety of characteristics / (slightly) gritty  in a fresh cross section  
(x: absent / p: present < 1%)  

LF 5/15

Fragment of hair pertaining to a terracotta sculpture. Within the thin section the following aspects are visible: a high percentage of inclusions (20-25%), ms-ps with predominance of Quartz/Feldspar (15-20%). The inclusions are rounded to angular, occasionally euhedral. Substantially present is FeMn and /or Grog 5-7%. Some of these inclusions show a micaceous structure comparable to the clay structure. Others have the appearance of FeMn. Occasionally inclusions posses both characteristics. Some additional flint, Biotite and Augite are also present (p-1%).

S 1973/04

Rim fragment. The AD fraction in this thin section is ms-ws. Under the microscope this is underlined in the ms-ws sorting of a very predominant Quartz/Feldspar fraction of 20-30%. Additionally some FeMn-nodules are present (3-5%), just like flint (p-1%) and a few Augite particles (p). Some Plagioclase Feldspars can be detected. The thin section represents a border area of the fabric properties, linking it to the other fabrics within the fabric family (e.g. SAT I(II).AD*.ms-ps(1-4).b) and SAT II.ADe.ms-vps(1-4).ab, variety of characteristics).

S 2251/71

Rim fragment. Impression of a high to very high percentage of inclusions, mainly rounded, to a lesser degree angular, occasionally euhedral. Clay flakes and fissures are orientated randomly. There is a predominance of Quartz and Feldspars in 20-30%. Also present are Augite (3-7%), FeMn-nodules in a variety of sizes (3-5%), Biotite (p), Flint (p) and Volcanic glass (p). Plagioclase feldspars have been detected only sporadically.

S 3706/01a & S 5173/div

S 3770/1

Fragment of top-plate with one completely preserved and three partially preserved ventilation openings; plate flattened on top, irregular reverse side. 

finished side: 2.5 YR 3/1 (very dark grey)
reverse side: 10 YR 6/4 (light yellowish brown) & 5 YR 5/8 (yellowish red)

14.8 x 10.6 x 3.5; diameter of perforations: 2.8-3.5 cm

secondary burned; handmade  

8^th-6^th century BC

compare:

S 5252

Fornello plate fragments, with many of the ventilation openings at regular intervals. The surface of the plate is neatly levelled, though not polished. Around every ventilation hole a small bulging rims/elevation is present. The reverse side is flattened.

S5086 / 34

Fragment with wall, top-plate with ventilation openings. Rectangular shape, slightly trapezoid with irregular thickness. The top-plate has three complete ventilation openings and shows fragments of three others. Part of the top-side and side are polished, the interior of the top-plate is untreated and rough with lumps of clay that remained after the piercing of ventilation openings. The thickness of top-plate is uneven.

S 4851 / 38  

Body fragment of a fenestrated stand, with the beginning of an out-turning rim. Visible are vertical and horizontal cord band decorations, with some notches in it. Part of a ventilation-hole is still present.

E10 / 123  

Wall fragment with a plain cord decoration and a partly preserved ventilation-hole. The orientation of the shard in the drawing is uncertain.

S 4913 /200

The wall fragment is incised with horizontal and vertical lines on both the front and top-side. Three ventilation openings are present: two small round ones  and one larger (probably oval one) on the flattened right edge of the fragment. An additional ventilation-hole could be reconstructed within the top-side of the object, but this is not certain. The outside is neatly polished, whilst the reverse side has no finish.

S 4520 / 08                                                                                                                     see fresh cross section

Fragment with partially preserved ventilation-hole and fuel-opening. Orientation of the shard is uncertain. Identification of the shard as belonging to a cooking stand has been based on the marks of secondary burning on the surface.

S 1226 / 09 & / 24

Open base with flattened edge, thickening on the outside, conical wall; irregularly modelled, with thickened angular edge. The drawing is an adaptation of the one published in the Satricum series (Maaskant-Kleibrink 1987). The shards within the object were mirrored, to reflect the actual appearance.

S 4183 / 17

Corner part of rectangular stand with flattened edge, decorated with incised horizontal and vertical lines intersecting near the corner. 

S 4900 / 88

Wall fragment with three horizontal ridges at regular intervals (3,0 cm), part of a triangle-shaped hole (opening). The orientation of the shard is uncertain, and might have to be adjusted.

S 4900 / 102

Wall fragment with red slip, two parallel horizontal ridges, one round smooth edge. This shard is very similar to numbers S 4900/88 and S 5002/19 in material characteristics.

S 5002 / 19

Straight wall with cord decoration, triangular in section. On three sides the fragment has the worked edges of triangular fenestrations. The upper two edges are those of triangles pointing down, the lower edge is triangular pointing up.

S 5036 / 46

Wall fragment with in- and exterior side finished, plastic band decoration with angle. Both long sides belong to a finished area of ventilation hole.

S 5204 /13

Wall fragment of a fenestrated stand with plastic decoration of a ridge around the triangular opening.

S 4393 /03 & 07

Decorated body fragment of possibly a stand with triangular and rectangular openings in the wall, an incised decorated knot and outstanding rims in rectangular angles which surround the openings. 
The stylistic knot however is a decorative feature normally found on other objects (jar/bowl). As no comparable examples of knobs on stands were found, the identification of this shard as belonging to a stand remains uncertain.

"La Fornace"                                                                                                                see fresh cross section

Wall fragment of stand, with one partially preserved ventilation hole.

S 3706 /1a & S 5173 / divers                                                                                              see thin section

Base & wall fragment of stand, with cord decoration around the ventilation hole as well as in a horizontal lines on th wall itself. The base-rim has no decoration and is flattened.

exterior: 5 YR 6/8 (reddish yellow)
interior: 5 YR 6/8 (reddish yellow)

Secondary burn marks on the inside, which might indicate use as cooking stand. Broken, mended, with structural fill of plaster of paris

26,5 x 22,0 x 2,0 (wall) – 2,5 (decoration) cm.; diameter 28cm at 10 cm height, at lower point not measurable due to uneven shape of shards.

late 7^th century BC (date based on the date of the pottery kiln (A) in which the object was found (Nijboer 1998, 79))

compare:

S 5180/04

Base fragment which, in section, has an rectangular edge with flattened lip, upright wall and decorations: incised with parallel horizontal lines and openings (with white paste still in context).

Secondary burned  (after it had been broken, as burn marks are around fracture), white paste still in decorations. The diameter of the whole object was hard to reconstruct, as the rim of the shard was partially damaged and weathered. Additionally, due to the placement of the decoration, it is uncertain if the shard is not part of the wall of the stand (close to a decoration-hole). But, when measuring the wall, both as base fragment or wall fragment, the diameter was larger than 50 cm, thus resulting in the measurements given here.

S 5114 /05 + / 06

Fragment of a fenestrated stand. Worked on two vertical sides in between four complete triangular shaped holes and one incomplete triangular hole. Between the holes runs a ‘zigzagging’ ridge. Next to this decorations runs a straight vertical ridge on one side (upper). All four sides have finished rectangular edges.

burnished on the exterior, smoothened on the interior. Partially burned in some places, which could lead to the interpretation of the object as being a cooking stand. Unfortunately no good comparable examples were found which could support this interpretation. S 5036/46 and S 5204/13 might pertain to comparable objects on the basis of shape, surface treatment and decoration pattern.

S 4070/04                                                                                                                      see fresh cross section

Plain base fragment of stand, without decoration. Characteristic as type due to its convex out-turning rim (turning outwards on the in- and outside). This out-turning rim  makes the shard hard to identify as belonging to a stand. After discussion it was concluded that the piece could not belong to a jar or bowl on the basis of the flattened surface of the base ring and the wide curve of the wall. Comparable examples of  stand have not been found.

S 5173/01 & /02

Fragment of a stand: lower part of support, 1/5 of diam. preserved; part of decorational opening (with flattened edges) preserved. Almost conical body, slightly flaring (up turned), base rim slightly thickening on the in- and outside.

S 3223

Base fragment of holmos. Very specific nudge in wall close to the rim. The steep curve in the wall close to the rim resulted in the fact that the shard was first interpreted as part of a rim of a jar. After careful re-examination the shard was identified as belonging to a stand, based on the curving nature of the wall and slightly flattened surface of the base-part of the rim.

LF 10 /01                                                                                                                                       see thin section

Base fragment of stand, with straight wall and slight bulge on the rim. No decoration-openings present. Not very diagnostic piece, but included due to the thin-section that was incorporated in this catalogue.