| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
fabric type |
COR-A-2
|
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
visual excamination of fresh break |
Corinthian A, but more compact, less mudstone |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR5/6, yellowish red |
porosity |
2.5%; void form: chambers; void length: 0,04-0,12 |
inclusions |
10%, length: 0,04-1,5 |
sorting |
unsorted |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
infrequent, very angular, elongate, white, 0,6 |
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, well rounded, subspherical, white, 0.04-0.8 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,2 |
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,06-1,5 |
black inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical, black, 0,08-1 |
brown inclusions |
very frequent, subangular, spherical, rusty brown, 0.04-0.6 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora Corinthian A, handle |
publication |
Cat. 1138 |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Buthrotum |
registration code of object |
BK 5545 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
petrographic mineralogical type |
B 1 |
sample no |
M 79/42 representative sample for COR-A-2 |
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