MALTA-A-1, M 119/43, 25x
MALTA-A-1, M 119/43, 16x
MALTA-A-1, M 119/43, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MALTA-A-1 |
|---|---|
| fabric previously published as | Impasto 57 |
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Malta |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture middle fine, numerous fine to some large inclusions: white, red, grey |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/8 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | very hard |
| porosity | 3.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-0.92 |
| inclusions | 10%, length: <0.04-2 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | very frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0,04-0,04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, white, yellowish, 0,04-0,6 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | infrequent, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, white, 0,04-0,6 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subsphreical, elongate - subelongate, red, reddish brown, <0,04-0,88 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, spherical, elongate, black, 0,04-0,06 |
| foraminifera | frequent, very spherical, subspherical, very elongate, white, 0,08-0,4 |
| more inclusions2 | frequent, angular, subspherical - subelongate, yellowish brown, reddish, 0,04-2,0 |
| more inclusions3 | singular, well rounded, very spherical - spherical, grey, yellowish, reddish, 0.08-0.12 |
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