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PAE-G-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-G-3
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break red, fine; some fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5YR5/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: chambers; void length: 0,04-0,75
inclusions 5%, length: 0,02-0,25
sorting moderately sorted sand
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,04-0,2
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,04
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,4
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04
reddish inclusions singular, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0,16
black inclusions infrequent, angular, subspherical, black, 0,08
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