MOT-A-2, M 185/20, 25x
MOT-A-2, M 185/20, 16x
MOT-A-2, M 185/20, 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 dark brownish grey, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: white, yellowish white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | weak red 2.5 YR 5/2 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.9 (vughy), 0.36 (channel) |
| inclusions | 20%, length: <0.04-1.0 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subangular, clear, grey, 0.08-0.6 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.06 |
| calciumcarbonate | riddled with, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.8 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-1.0 |
| reddish inclusions | infrequent, well rounded, very spherical, elongate, reddish brown, 0.04-0.24 |
| black inclusions | singular, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.06-0.36 |
| more inclusions2 | frequent, spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, orange, 0.04-2.4 |
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