MALTA-A-1, M 115/14, 25x
MALTA-A-1, M 115/14, 16x
MALTA-A-1, M 115/14, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MALTA-A-1 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Malta |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour red, core grey, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions: yellowish, white, red, grey, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/8, core dark grey 2.5 YR 4/0 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy (0.04-1.6), channel (0.06-1.0); void length: 0.04-1.6 |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-1.4 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | singular, subangular, subspherical, clear, 0.24 |
| mica | riddled with, elongate, angular, spherical, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | riddled with, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, yellowish, white, <0.04-0.6 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, yellowish, white, 0.08-0.6 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, 0.04-0.32 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded - subangular, spherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, 0.04-0.2 |
| grey inclusions | singular, well rounded, very spherical, light grey, 1.2 |
| foraminifera | frequent, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, very elongate, white, yellowish, 0.08-0.4 |
| more inclusions2 | very frequent, subangular - very angular, subspherical, subelongate, yellowish, yellowish white, red, 0.08-1.4 |
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