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AKR-A-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometrypetrography
fabric type AKR-A-1
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Agrigento
certainty of arguments archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break Orange-pinkish and fine clay with ver few visible inclusions of white-yellowish colour: rare of big size and the rest of very small size
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5 YR 7/8
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.04-0.52
inclusions length: 0.04-08-<1.59
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz rare, angular, subspherical; spherical, whitish/greyish/transparent, 0.12-0.20
calciumcarbonate frequent, well rounded; rounded, elongate; very spherical, white/yellowish, 0.08-<1.59
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, rounded, very spherical; spherical, white/yellowish, 0.04-08-0.24-28
reddish inclusions rare, subangular, spherical, light red, 0.16
more inclusions2 sporadic, well rounded; subangular, very spherical; spherical, yellow, 0.16-0.20
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