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HIM-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type HIM-G-1
fabric previously published as HIM-REG - G - 1
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Himera
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break brown, core: grayish; numerous fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR5/2
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2,5%; void form: channel; void length: 0,16-0,08
inclusions 5%, length: 0,08-0,01
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,08-0,16
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,01-0,16
reddish inclusions singular, rounded, subelongate, rust coloured, 0,08
black inclusions frequent, subrounded, subspherical, black, 0,01-0,3
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