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PAE-REG-G-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-REG-G-2
ware Glazed Wares
supposed site of production Paestum region
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, granular; some fine dark inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,8
inclusions 5%, length: 0,02-0,28
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz singular, very angular, very spherical, clear; white, 0,12
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,02-0,08
reddish inclusions singular, very angular, very spherical, rust coloured, 0,08-0,08
black inclusions infrequent, subrounded, spherical, black, 0,04-0,12
white inclusions infrequent, subrounded, elongate, white, 0,08-0,12
foraminifera very frequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0,04-0,08
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