MALTA-A-2, M 92/95, 25x
MALTA-A-2, M 92/95, 16x
MALTA-A-2, M 92/95, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | MALTA-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Malta |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour pale brown, core grey, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, red, grey, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light reddish brown 5 YR 6/4, core grey 7.5 YR 5/0 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | irregular |
| hardness | very hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-1.2 |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-1.28 |
| sorting | unsorted |
Inclusions |
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| mica | riddled with, angular, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.6 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, well rounded - rounded, subspherical, white, 0.24-0.68 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.92 |
| black inclusions | frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.32 |
| foraminifera | infrequent, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, white, 0.12-0.32 |
| more inclusions2 | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, yellowish orange, 0.04-0.2 |
| more inclusions3 | very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-1.28 |
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