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BNAP-F-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-F-1
ware Fine Wares
Ceramica a decorazione lineare
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break light brown, granular; some fine white and dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/3
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,01-0,75
inclusions 5%, length: 0,01-0,6
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white; clear; gray, 0,08-0,6
mica very frequent, angular, spherical - very elongate, white; dark, 0,01-0,08
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,02-0,2
black inclusions infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,05-0,32
white inclusions frequent
foraminifera infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,08-0,1
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