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PAE-G-5

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-G-5
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, granular; some fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness soft
porosity 1.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.2
inclusions 2.5%, length: 0.02-0.3
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, subspherical, clear, 0,08
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
calciumcarbonate infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0,08-0,12
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0,08-0,3
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,04-0,08
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