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BNAP-G-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-G-2
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, fine
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,02-0,35
inclusions 5%, length: 0,01-0,27
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

calciumcarbonate infrequent, subangular - angular, subspherical - subelongate, white, 0,15-0,2
carbonate pseudomorphoses very frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,02-0,1
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,02-0,12
black inclusions frequent, subrounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,02-0,25
grey inclusions singular, rounded, subspherical, grey, 0,27
foraminifera singular, rounded, subspherical, white, 0,12
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