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CAMP-AT-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAMP-AT-2
ware Architectural Terracotta
supposed site of production Campania
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, irregular; coarse temper, many medium-sized to large gray, white and red inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR7/6
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,12-0,6
inclusions 12%, length: 0,2-1
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz very frequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.2-1
mica frequent
grey inclusions very frequent, angular, subelongate, dark grey, 0,2-1
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