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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 brown, granular; some fine to medium-sized white particles, scattered medium-sized dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,3
inclusions 7,5%, length: 2
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,2
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, black shining, 0,04-0,08
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