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CAR-REG-C-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-3
fabric previously published as KTS Carthage (n. 374)
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break pale yellow, granular; fine white and dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5Y7/3
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 10%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,6
inclusions 10%, length: 0,02-0,5
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0,04-0,5
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, reddish brown, 0,05-0,12
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,05-0,2
brown inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish brown, white rim, 0,08-0,6
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