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MALTA-A-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type MALTA-A-3
fabric previously published as Impasto 59
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Malta
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break colour pale reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, grey, black, red/brown
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) reddish brown 2.5 YR 5/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.6
inclusions 15%, length: <0.04-2.4
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

mica frequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.06
calciumcarbonate very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, yellowish white, 0.04-0.48
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, black, 0.04-0.52
reddish inclusions very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.52
black inclusions very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, <0.04-0.6
grey inclusions singular, angular, subspherical, yellowish grey, 1.4
foraminifera very frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate, white, 0.12-0.88
more inclusions2 frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.06-2.4
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