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NA-REG-CBM-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type NA-REG-CBM-3
ware Ceramic Building Materials
supposed site of production Naples region
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break pink, fine; numerous small to very large dark gray particles, some medium-sized reddish brown inclusions, sporadic shining gray inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR7/4
texture of freshly broken surface fine
hardness soft
porosity 7%; void form: vughy; void length: 01,6
inclusions 30%, length: 0,2-1,6
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.2-0,6
mica frequent
calciumcarbonate singular, angular, spherical, white, 0.4-0.8
reddish inclusions singular, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0,2
black inclusions riddled with, angular, subelongate, black
brown inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0,4-1
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