Name: Amphora fabric 3 | Code: A3 |
Distinguishing features: Laminar pinkish orange and yellow patterning in clay |
Colour: Pinkish orange-yellow | Texture: Rough | Strength: High |
Hardness: Medium | Resistance: Medium | Fracture: Finely irregular |
Manufacture: Wheel-hand | Firing temperature: Low | Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing |
Surface treatment: None |
Clay matrix: Poorly elutriated |
Inclusions: |
Type | Size mm. | Colour | Mineral % | Shape | Sorting | Note |
Particles | <3 | Dark brown-pink | Grog 10 | Sub-round | Poor | |
Particles | <2 | Dark brown-black | ? 10 | Sub-round | Poor | |
Crystal | <1 | Yellowish transparent | Quartz? 2 | Angular-sub-angular | Poor | Cuboid |
Notes: Clay matrix consists of two poorly mixed varieties of clay. |