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Comments specific to this amphora typeTwo types of fabric were used, one sandy and and the other calcareous. Equivalent to: GAL AM 1 of the National Roman Fabric Reference Collection (Tomber & Dore, 1998: 93) |
Gauloise fabric |
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Visual characteristicsHard, moderately rough, generally fine-textured slightly micaceous fabric, normally cream or creamy pink (7.5YR 8/2-8/4) in colour. |
PetrologyThin sectioning shows some variability of fabric, as one would expect from an amphora form which was made over a fairly wide area of southern France. However, the principal inclusions are generally quartz, mica, limestone and more rarely metamorphic rocks such as quartzite, schist, etc. (Peacock, 1978; Peacock & Williams, 1986: Class 27). |