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 middle fine, numerous fine and some 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 (0,04-2,4), channel (0,08-0,6); void length: 0.04-2.4
inclusions	25%, length: <0.04-1.32
sorting	moderately sorted sand
	Inclusions
quartz	riddled with, well rounded - rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - very elongate, grey, white, reddish, red, 0.04-1,32
mica	frequent, spherical, white, <0.04
calciumcarbonate	frequent, well rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, 0.04-0.32
carbonate pseudomorphoses	singular, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.44
reddish inclusions	infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, elongate, red, reddish brown, 0.04-0.48
black inclusions	frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - spherical, subelongate, elongate, black, <0.04-0.32

vessel form type	Amphora Ramon T-5.2.1.1
fragmentation	rim – rim and base fragments
dimensions	diameter: 11cm (rim)
surface description	light reddish brown 5 YR 6/4
chronology of object	Punic-Late Punic 280-200 B.C.E.
publication	Bechtold 2013a, cat. 48; Bechtold 2015a, cat. 33; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 28,9.
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Pantelleria Acropolis excavation
registration code of context	PN 06 ACR I 2098
registration code of object	PN 06 ACR I 2098-4. 8
chronology of context	260-240 B.C.E.

sample taken	2008, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Tübingen
sample no	M 119/71

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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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Context Data