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BNAP-C-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-C-1
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break light brown,irregular; some small to mid-sized white and dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,01-0,75
inclusions 175%, length: 0,01-0,75
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, clear; gray, 0,07-0,37
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,01
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,01-0,1
reddish inclusions very frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,02-0,55
black inclusions frequent, subangular - rounded, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,07-0,45
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