Name: Doganella Amphora fabric | Code: ADOG |
Distinguishing features: Colour and inclusions |
Colour: Light red-orange-grey 2.5YR 6/8-6/6 7.5YR 6/2-5/2 5YR 5/3. Core often grey. | Texture: Rough, powdery | Strength: Medium-high |
Hardness: Medium | Resistance: Medium | Fracture: Finely irregular |
Manufacture: Wheel-hand | Firing temperature: Medium | Firing atmosphere: Mixed |
Surface treatment: None |
Clay matrix: Well elutriated |
Inclusions: |
Type | Size mm. | Colour | Mineral % | Shape | Sorting | Note |
Crystal | <1 | Transparent | Quartz? 5 | Angular | Poor | |
Particles | <5 | Orange | Grog 5 | Rounded | Poor | |
Particles | <1 | White | Lime 3 | Sub-round | Poor | |
Particles | <0.5 | Brown | ? 3 | Rounded | Good | |
Voids | <5 | - | - <3 | Rounded | Poor | |
Crystal | <0.5 | Black | Augite 1 | Angular | Poor | |
Platelets | <0.5 | Golden | Biotite mica 1 | Platelet | Good |
Notes: The colour the fabric and the sizes of the more common inclusions were variable. |