W-SARD-A-7, M 119/66, 25x
W-SARD-A-7, M 119/66, 16x
W-SARD-A-7, M 119/66, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | W-SARD-A-7 |
|---|---|
| fabric previously published as | Impasto 46 |
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Western Sardinia |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour pale brown and light red, texture fine and compact, numerous fine to some large inclusions: white, red, grey, mica, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | exterior and interior reddish yellow 5 YR 7/6, core pink 5 YR 7/3 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.06-1.4 |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-0.72 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | riddled with, well rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, elongate, white, grey, clear, 0.04-0.72 |
| mica | frequent, spherical, angular, dark, white, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.28 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | singular, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.26-0.2 |
| reddish inclusions | riddled with, rounded - subrounded, very spherical, subelongate, elongate, very elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.52 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, black, <0.04-0.12 |
| foraminifera | frequent, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, white, 0.12-0.4 |
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