CAL-A-1, M 149/48, 25x
CAL-A-1, M 149/48, 16x
CAL-A-1, M 149/48, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | CAL-A-1 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Calabria |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture coarse, numerous fine to large inclusions: grey, mica, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | reddish yellow 5 YR 7/6, core pink 5 YR 7/4 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 20%; void form: vughy (0.12-2.6), channel (0.08-2.12); void length: 0.08-2.6 |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-1.0 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | riddled with, well rounded, subangular - very angular, spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, grey, clear, 0.04-1.0 |
| mica | infrequent, angular, spherical, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.16 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.24 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate, white, 0.04-0.8 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-0.16 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate-elongate, black, <0.04-0.16 |
| foraminifera | singular, rounded, very spherical - spherical, white, 0.12-0.24 |
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