MALTA-A-2, M 115/12, 25x
MALTA-A-2, M 115/12, 16x
MALTA-A-2, M 115/12, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MALTA-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Malta |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, core light brownish grey, texture coarse, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, grey, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/6, core pinkish grey 7.5 YR 6/2 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: vughy (0.04-1.2), channel (0.06-1.6); void length: 0.04-1.6 |
| inclusions | 20%, length: <0,04-1.8 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | frequent, elongate, spherical, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish, white, <0.04-0.8 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | riddled with, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, yellowish, white, 0.04-0.4 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, well rounded- subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, subelongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-1.2 |
| black inclusions | very frequent, rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2 |
| white inclusions | frequent, very angular - subangular, rounded, elongate - very elongate, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.8 |
| foraminifera | very frequent, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, very elongate, white, yellowish, 0.12-0.4 |
| more inclusions2 | very frequent, subangular - very angular, subspherical, elongate - subelongate, yellowish white, red, grey, 0.08-1.8 |
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