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ATH-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type ATH-G-1
fabric previously published as G 4
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Athens
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, very fine
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 1%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,04
inclusions 1%
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,04-0,08
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, reddish brown, 0,04-0,1
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0,04
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