fabric type |
LOC-A-1
|
fabric previously published as |
F. 5 |
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production |
Locri |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: not certain |
visual excamination of fresh break |
colour pale brown, texture middle fine, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, grey, red, mica, voids |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
pink 7.5YR 7/3, core pink - reddish yellow 7.5 YR 7/4-7/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
regular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
3.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
inclusions |
15%, length: <0.04-1.0 |
sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
|
quartz |
very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, grey, white, clear, grey and black, 0.06-1.0 |
mica |
very frequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, dark, <0.04-0.16 |
calciumcarbonate |
riddled with, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, white, 0.04-0.8 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, very spherical, subelongate, white, 0.08-0.24 |
reddish inclusions |
very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.4 |
black inclusions |
very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical, elongate - very elongate, black, <0.04-0.72 |
foraminifera |
frequent, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.24 |
more inclusions2 |
singular, spherical, brownish red, 0.28 |