UTI-A-2, M 118/6, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 118/6, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 118/6, 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 light red, texture middle fine and compact, numerous small to large inclusions: red, white, grey, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | reddish yellow 5 YR 7/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.06-1.4 (vughy), 1.0 (channel) |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-2.6 |
| sorting | moderately sorted sand |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, grey, clear, white, 0.04-0.8 |
| mica | singular, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish white, 0.04-3.0 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, rounded - subrounded, subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.12-3.0 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, subelongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-1.6 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, <0.04-0.24 |
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