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BNAP-C-9

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-C-9
ware Coarse Wares
Ceramica a decorazione lineare
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
visual excamination of fresh break light reddish brown to reddish yellow, irregular; many fine to large black, few fine to large white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/4-6/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 2,5 - 5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,02-1,15
inclusions 15%, length: 0,01-1,25
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular - subrounded, spherical - elongate, white; clear, 0,02-1,15
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, 0,01-0,15
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,02-0,1
reddish inclusions singular, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0,1
black inclusions frequent, angular - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,05-0,8
grey inclusions frequent, angular - subrounded, subspherical - subelongate, grey, spongy, 0,2-1,25
foraminifera infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,2-0,45
more inclusions1 infrequent, rounded - subrounded, subspherical, black, glassy, 0,07-1,05
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