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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 light reddish brown, fine; few very fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/4; core:7.5YRN5/
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,02-0,25
inclusions 5%, length: 0,01-0,32
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz infrequent, subangular - subrounded, spherical - subelongate, white, 0,02-0,3
mica frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0,01-0,2
calciumcarbonate infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,02-0,25
reddish inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,02-0,2
black inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,02-0,15
foraminifera infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,1-0,32
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