| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
CAR-REG-A-5
|
| fabric previously published as |
Late Punic, Carthage (n. 367) |
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production |
Carthage region |
| certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
red, irregular, some fine to medium-sized white inclusions, few very large white (carbonate) particles |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
2.5YR5/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
1%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,03-1 |
| inclusions |
length: 1,8 |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; gray, 0,06-0,3 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,06-0,25 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, well rounded, very spherical - elongate, white, 1,5-3 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Amphora
Rámon T-7.4.3.1 |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 21cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse
in- and exterior: white, 10YR8/2 (scum) |
| chronology of object |
200-146 |
| publication |
Bechtold (forthcoming 2) |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Carthage
Bir Messaouda, trench 1 |
| registration code of context |
BM02/1212 |
| registration code of object |
BM02/47301 |
| chronology of context |
200-146 (LP II) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| sample taken |
July 2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
| sample no |
M 94/11
 representative sample for CAR-REG-A-5 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
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