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W-SARD-A-2, M 119/57, 16x


W-SARD-A-2, M 119/57, 8x
fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
fabric type | W-SARD-A-2 |
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fabric previously published as | Impasto 30 |
ware | Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production | Western Sardinia |
certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break | colour very pale brown, texture fine and compact, numerous fine inclusions: red, voids |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | exterior and interior white, core pinkish white 7.5 YR 8/2 |
texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
hardness | hard |
porosity | 3%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.06-0.52 |
inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-0.36 |
sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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quartz | very frequent, well rounded - rounded, angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, grey, white, clear, 0.04-0.36 |
mica | infrequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, <0.04-0.08 |
calciumcarbonate | frequent, well rounded, very spherical, subelongate, white, 0.04-0.2 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses | infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.08-0.2 |
reddish inclusions | riddled with, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.24 |
black inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical , elongate, black, 0.04-0.12 |
foraminifera | singular, very spherical, white, 0.12-0.24 |
more inclusions2 | infrequent, very spherical - subspherical, orange brown, 0.32 |
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