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PAE-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-G-1
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow to light reddish brown, smooth; fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR7/6-2.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,08-0,3
inclusions 2,5%, length: 0,02-0,24
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,04-0,12
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,04
black iron oxide concretions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,08-0,16
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, subspherical, light red, 0,25
white inclusions singular, white, 0,08
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