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BNAP-IC-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-IC-1
ware Ionic Cup
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, core: gray; some very fine white and dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6; core: 5YR5/1
texture of freshly broken surface smooth
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; vesicular; void length: 0,02-0,25
inclusions 2,5%, length: 0,01-0,45
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0,05-0,45
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,01-0,02
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown, 0,02-0,2
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,02-0,12
foraminifera infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white; core brown, 0,12-0,25
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