W-CENT-SARD-A-3

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	W-CENT-SARD-A-3
fabric previously published as	F. 41
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	West Central Sardinia
certainty of arguments	archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	colour reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, grey, red, mica, voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	yellowish red 5 YR 5/6
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	5%; void form: vughy (0.04-4.0), channel (0.08-0.32); void length: 0.04-4.0
inclusions	20%, length: <0.04-0.88
sorting	moderately sorted sand
	Inclusions
quartz	very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, grey, white, reddish, red, clear, 0.04-0,88
mica	frequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.04
calciumcarbonate	infrequent, subrounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish, 0.04-0.76
reddish inclusions	frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, red, reddish brown, 0.04-0.32
black inclusions	very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, black, <0.04-0.32

vessel form type	Amphora Ramon T-5.2.2.1
fragmentation	rim – rim, base, handle
dimensions	diameter: 9.2cm (rim)
chronology of object	Punic-Late Punic 280-200 B.C.E.
publication	Bechtold 2013c, fig. 28,8.
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Pantelleria Acropolis excavation
registration code of context	PN 06 ACR I 2095
registration code of object	PN 06 ACR I 2095-7. 19. 24
chronology of context	260-240 B.C.E.

sample taken	2009, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Tübingen
sample no	M 119/78

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Distribution of fabric type
“W-CENT-SARD-A-3”

Carthage Carthage Carthage Carthage Carthage Malta Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantelleria Selinunte / Selinus Lilibeo / Lilybaion Lilibeo / Lilybaion

production sampling

Representative sample for
“W-CENT-SARD-A-3”

M 148/3

There are 19 more samples assigned to fabric type
“W-CENT-SARD-A-3”.

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Inclusions

Context Data