MOT-A-2, M 185/18, 25x
MOT-A-2, M 185/18, 16x
MOT-A-2, M 185/18, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MOT-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Mozia / Motya |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour red, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: white, grey, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | red 10 R 5/8 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.06 (channel), 0.04 (vughy)-3.4 (channel), 1.76 (vughy) |
| inclusions | 20%, length: <0.04-1.05 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, well rounded - rounded, angular - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, 0.08-0.9 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, <0.04-0.32 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-1.04 |
| reddish inclusions | singular, rounded, very spherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.06 |
| black inclusions | singular, rounded, spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.4 |
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