| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MALTA-A-2 |
|---|---|
| fabric previously published as | Impasto 64 |
| 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, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, yellowish, voids, mica |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | red 2.5 YR 5/6, core grey 7.5 YR 5/0 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
| hardness | very hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-2.4 |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-0.84 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | very frequent, angular, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, yellowish, 0.04-0.84 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, well rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish, 0.08-0.68 |
| reddish inclusions | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, 0.04-0.16 |
| black inclusions | riddled with, well rounded - rounded, very spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.36 |
| foraminifera | very frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate, white, yellowish, 0.08-0.52 |
| more inclusions2 | very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, grey, yellowish, 0.12-0.48 |
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