UTI-A-2, M 118/5, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 118/5, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 118/5, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | UTI-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Utica / Ityke |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour pale orange, core light red, texture medium and compact, numerous small to large inclusions: white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 3%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.2 (channel) |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-3.0 |
| sorting | moderately sorted sand |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, grey, clear, brownish, 0.04-0.7 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very sperical - subspherical, elongate, white, yellowish white, <0.04-0.8 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, white, yellowish white, 0.04-3.0 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.6 |
| black inclusions | singular, rounded, spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.08 |
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