fabric type |
PAE-OD-1
|
ware |
Opus Doliare |
supposed site of production |
Paestum |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; coarse temper, numerous fine to medium-sized white inclusions, large dark gray inclusions, mica |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,25 |
inclusions |
20%, length: 0,02-2 |
sorting |
unsorted |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0,12-1,8 |
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04 |
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,25-1,2 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,12-0,24 |
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0,12-0,8 |
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,08-0,4 |
brown inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, yellowish brown, 0,8-1,8 |