fabric type |
W-SARD-A-3
|
fabric previously published as |
Impasto 30 |
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production |
Western Sardinia |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break |
very pale brown, texture fine and compact, numerous fine to some large inclusions: red, brown, grey |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
white 10 YR 8/2 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy (0.04-1.2), channel (0.08-0.24); void length: 0.04-1.2 |
inclusions |
15%, length: <0.04-0.6 (1x 4.8) |
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Inclusions
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quartz |
very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, white, clear, 0.04-0.4 |
mica |
infrequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, <0.04- 0.04 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, reddish, 0.08-0.6 |
reddish inclusions |
very frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elonhate, very elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.12 |
black inclusions |
very frequent, spherical, elongate, very elongate, black, <0.04-0.2 |
brown inclusions |
singular, subspherical, light brown, 4.8 |
foraminifera |
frequent, subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, orange, white, 0.28-0.4 |