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BNAP-G-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-G-3
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break light reddish brown, granular; no visible inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,4
inclusions 5%, length: 0,02
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,08
calciumcarbonate infrequent, rounded, spherical, white; yellow, 0,04-0,1
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
grey inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey shining, 0,2
brown inclusions frequent, well rounded, spherical, dark brown, 0,04-0,15
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