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COR-A-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type COR-A-1
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Corinth
certainty of arguments archaeometric: certain
visual excamination of fresh break very pale brown, subconchoidal; large red and black inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 10YR7/3
texture of freshly broken surface subconchoidal
hardness hard
porosity 2.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0,2-2
inclusions 15%, length: 0,12-5,2
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0,4
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,04
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, 0.6-1,8
reddish inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0,2-0,8
black inclusions frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,08-1,5
brown inclusions very frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, rusty brown, 0,2-3
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