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PAE-REG-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-REG-G-1
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum region
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain, archaeological: not certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, fine; no visible inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.8
inclusions 3%, length: 0.02-0.2
sorting well sorted sand in different compositions
 

Inclusions
quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, clear; white
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.08
black iron oxide concretions frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.08
red iron oxide concretions infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.12
reddish inclusions infrequent, well rounded, spherical, light red, 0.08-0.2
white inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.08
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