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PAE-A-1, M 92/87, 16x


PAE-A-1, M 92/87, 8x
fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
fabric type | PAE-A-1 |
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fabric previously published as | F. 64 |
ware | Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production | Paestum |
certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, red, grey |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | red 2.5 YR 5/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
hardness | hard |
porosity | 2.5%; void form: vughy (0.04-0.72), channel (0.08-0.2, singular 2.4); void length: 0.04-2.4 |
inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-01.2 |
sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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quartz | very frequent, rounded, subangular - angular, spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, clear, white, 0.04-0.48 |
mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
calciumcarbonate | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, white, yellowish white, 0.04-0.88 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses | very frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, grey, 0.04-0.6 |
reddish inclusions | very frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, 0.04-1.2 |
black inclusions | frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.4 |
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