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PAE-REG-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-REG-G-1
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum region
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain, archaeological: not certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, fine; some very fine white inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,2
inclusions 2,5%, length: 0,04-0,28
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, very angular, very spherical, clear; white, 0.04-0,2
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04-0,1
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04
reddish inclusions infrequent, subangular, spherical, rust coloured, 0,04-0.28
black inclusions singular, angular, very spherical, black, 0,04-0,08
white inclusions frequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
foraminifera infrequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
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