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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 Brown-reddish clay, hard but slightly flaky to the touch. Very fine and depurated with few visible inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5 YR 6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity void form: channel; chamber (rare); void length: 0.16-20-1.19 (channel lenght)
inclusions length: 0.04-0.67
sorting poorly sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, subangular, subspherical, whitish/greyish/transparent, 0.08-0.24
mica frequent
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded; well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.04-08-0.20
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, rounded; subangular, elongate; very spherical, whitish/yellowish, 0.04-08-0.67
reddish inclusions sporadic, subangular; subrounded, very spherical, red, 0.04-0.08
grey inclusions rare, grey, 0.04
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