W-SARD-A-5, M 92/22, 25x
W-SARD-A-5, M 92/22, 16x
W-SARD-A-5, M 92/22, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | W-SARD-A-5 |
|---|---|
| fabric previously published as | F. 78 |
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Western Sardinia |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to some large inclusions: white, red, black, voids, pseudomorphoses |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | reddish yellow 5 YR 7/6, exterior light grey 5 YR 6/1 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 2.5%; void form: vughy (0.08-0.6), channel (0.12-0.8); void length: 0.08-0.8 |
| inclusions | 10%, length: <0.04-1.68 |
| sorting | bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, yellowish, white, 0.04-0.4 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, well rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-0.52 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-1.68 |
| reddish inclusions | riddled with, well rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.1 |
| black inclusions | frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, elongate, black, 0.04-0.12 |
| grey inclusions | singular, well rounded, spherical, grey, 0,28 |
| foraminifera | singular, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, white, 0.28 |
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