MALTA-A-2, M 115/7, 25x
MALTA-A-2, M 115/7, 16x
MALTA-A-2, M 115/7, 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 reddish brown, core grey, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to some large inclusions: white, grey, red |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light brown 7,5 YR 6/3, core grey 10 YR 5/1 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 3.5%; void form: vughy (0.04-0.48), channel (0.12-0.4); void length: 0.04-0.48 |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-0.64 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | infrequent, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, yellowish, 0.04-0.72 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, yellowish, 0.04-0.32 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.64 |
| black inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.16 |
| foraminifera | very frequent, very spherical, subspherical, very elongate, white, yellowish, 0.12-0.48 |
| more inclusions2 | very frequent, well rounded - subangular, subspherical, elongate, subelongate - very elongate, white, grey, yellowish, 0.08-0.64 |
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