Name: Amphora fabric 11 | Code: A11 |
Distinguishing features: Decoration and colour |
Colour: Bright pinkish orange | Texture: Medium | Strength: High |
Hardness: Medium-high | Resistance: High | Fracture: Conchoidal, laminar |
Manufacture: Wheel | Firing temperature: High | Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing |
Surface treatment: Bright red horizontal stripes of paint on exterior |
Clay matrix: Well elutriated |
Inclusions: |
Type | Size mm. | Colour | Mineral % | Shape | Sorting | Note |
Particles | <0.25 | Mid-grey brown | Grog 3 | Sub-round | Good | |
Platelets | <0.25 | Silvery | Mica 3 | Platelet | Good | |
Particles | <0.25 | White | Lime 1 | ? | Good | |
Crystal | <0.5 | Greyish translucent | Quartz? <1 | Sub-angular | Poor |
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