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CAR-REG-C-6

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-6
fabric previously published as KTS Carthage (n. 343)
ware Coarse Wares
Punic Painted Ware
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, granular; numerous fine to large white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,04-1
inclusions 10%, length: 0,02-0,75
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0,02-0,75
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0,04-0,25
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,04-0,08
white inclusions frequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,25-0,75
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