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Amphora fabric 4


Name: Amphora fabric 4 Code: A4
Distinguishing features: Pitted powdery surface
Colour: Creamy pink Texture: Rough Strength: Medium
Hardness: Low Resistance: Low Fracture: Rough, laminar
Manufacture: Wheel-hand Firing temperature: Low Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing
Surface treatment: None
Clay matrix: Medium-well elutriated
Inclusions:
Type Size mm. Colour Mineral % Shape Sorting Note
Crystal <1 Transparent Quartz? 5 Angular Poor  
Particles <0.5 White Lime 1 Sub-round Poor  
Particles <1 Dark grey ? 5 Round Poor  
Particles <1 Orange brown Grog 2 Sub-angular Poor  
Voids <0.5 - - 1 Laminar Poor  
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