MALTA-A-2, M 119/37, 25x
MALTA-A-2, M 119/37, 16x
MALTA-A-2, M 119/37, 8x
| 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 light red, core grey, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to some large inclusions: white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | red 2.5 YR 5/8, core grey 7.5 YR 5/0 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
| hardness | very hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-3.2 |
| inclusions | 10%, length: <0.04-1 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | very frequent, angular, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - spherical, white, yellowish orange, 0.04-0.28 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish orange, 0.04-0.28 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, <0.04-0.2 |
| black inclusions | frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical subspherical, black, 0.04-1.0 |
| white inclusions | frequent, well rounded - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - very elongate, white, yellowish, 0.12-0.68 |
| foraminifera | frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish, 0.12-0.24 |
| more inclusions2 | infrequent, rounded, subspherical, yellowish, 0.12-1.0 |
| more inclusions3 | singular, angular, spherical, grey, 0.72 |
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