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ATH-G-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type ATH-G-1
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Athens
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, fine; some mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness hard
porosity 2,5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,08
inclusions 2,5%, length: 0,02-0,08
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,08
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
calciumcarbonate infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.04
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0,04-0,06
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