SOL-A-2, M 179/63, scale bar 0.5mm
SOL-A-2, M 179/63, 25x
SOL-A-2, M 179/63, 16x
SOL-A-2, M 179/63, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry | petrography |
| fabric type | SOL-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Solunto / Solus |
| certainty of arguments | archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour red, core reddish brown, texture middle fine, numerous small to large inclusions: white, red, voids, mica |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | red 10 R 5/8, core weak red 10 R 5/3 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 10%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.06 (channel), 0.04 (vughy)-1.2 (channel), 0.6, 1x 2.6 (vughy) |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-1.6 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, clear, white, 0.04-0.36 |
| mica | very frequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.08 |
| calciumcarbonate | riddled with, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, <0.04-0.24 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.5 |
| reddish inclusions | singular, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, red, 0.28-1.6 |
| black inclusions | singular, rounded - subrounded, subspherical, black, 0.04-0.16 |
| foraminifera | singular, well rounded - rounded, very spherical, yellowish white, 0.16-0.2 |
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