MALTA-A-2, M 119/40, 25x
MALTA-A-2, M 119/40, 16x
MALTA-A-2, M 119/40, 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 pale brown and grey, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions, white, red, grey |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | pink 7.5 YR 7/3, core grey 5 YR 6/1 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | very hard |
| porosity | 2.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.08-1.68 |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-1.2 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-0.64 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.88 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, well rounded - rounded, subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.04-1.2 |
| black inclusions | frequent, well rounded, angular, very spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.28 |
| foraminifera | infrequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical, white, 0.36-1.0 |
| more inclusions2 | frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, red, 0.16-0.72 |
| more inclusions3 | very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, white, grey, clear, 0.06-0.8 |
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