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HIM-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type HIM-G-1
fabric previously published as HIM-REG - G - 3
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Himera
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, granular; no visible inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,04-1
inclusions 1%, length: 0,08-0,15
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, clear
mica infrequent, angular, subelongate, dark, 0,04
reddish inclusions frequent, rounded, subspherical, rust coloured, 0,04-0,08
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0,01-0,02
white inclusions singular, rounded, spherical, white, 0,08
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