| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
fabric type |
CAR-REG-A-1
|
fabric previously published as |
KTS, Carthage (n. 378) |
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production |
Carthage region |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; many fine to medium-sized white inclusions, some dark inclusions, glittering quartz |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,03-1 |
inclusions |
20% |
sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; grey, 0,3-0,6 |
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,15-0,25 |
foraminifera |
singular, well rounded, spherical, grey, 0,3 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora Docter 1 A1 |
fragmentation |
rim – profile |
dimensions |
diameter: 11,5cm (rim); height: 52cm |
surface description |
coarse in- and exterior: light red, 2.5YR6/6 |
chronology of object |
700-675 |
publication |
Docter 2007a, 622-3, cat. 5300 |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Carthage below crossroad of Decumanus Maximus and Cardo X, house 1, room C/D |
registration code of context |
KA 91/496 |
registration code of object |
KA 91/496-6 |
chronology of context |
c. 675 (III 1b1) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
sample taken |
Summer 1991, by Roald Docter, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
sample no |
M 94/14 |
status of sample |
whole sample available |
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