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CAL-A-6

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAL-A-6
fabric previously published as IA 3
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Calabria
visual excamination of fresh break light yellowish brown, granular; many large white inclusions, some large dark particles
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 10YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: channel; void length: 0,12
inclusions 15%, length: 0,44-0,8
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz riddled with, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.8
mica singular
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, 0,44
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, black
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