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PAE-A-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-A-3
fabric previously published as IA 9
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, granular; many fine white inclusions, some mid-sized dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR5/8
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 3%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,08-0,2
inclusions 8%, length: 0,12-0,6
sorting well sorted sand in different compositions
 

Inclusions

quartz very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.32
mica infrequent
calciumcarbonate very frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, subelongate, light red, 0,6
black inclusions frequent, rounded, subelongate, black shining
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