CAL-A-1, M 92/55, 25x
CAL-A-1, M 92/55, 16x
CAL-A-1, M 92/55, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | CAL-A-1 |
|---|---|
| fabric previously published as | F. 5 |
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Calabria |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light reddish brown texture fine, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, red, grey, mica, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | exterior and interior pink 7.5 YR 8/4, core pink 7.5 YR 7/4 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-2.0 |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-1.32 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, white, clear, 0.04-1.32 |
| mica | frequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.2 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, rounded - subangular, spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, reddish brown, <0.04-0.72 |
| black inclusions | very frequent, rounded - subangular, spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, black, <0.04-0.56 |
| foraminifera | frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.76 |
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