| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
CAR-REG-A-5
|
| fabric previously published as |
KTS, Carthage (n. 381) |
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production |
Carthage region |
| certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
light reddish brown, core: reddish brown, irregular; many fine to medium-sized white inclusions, some dark inclusions, glittering quartz particles |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/3, core: 5YR5/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
10%; void form: channel; chambers; void length: 0,15-1 |
| inclusions |
20% |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,2-0,5 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, spherical; subsperical, black, 0,1-0,2 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, 0,2 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,3-0,6 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Amphora
Ramón T-4.2.1.5 |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 10cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse
exterior: pink, 5YR8/4, interior: light red, 10R6/8 |
| chronology of object |
350-290 |
| publication |
Bechtold 2007d, 671, cat. 5515 |
| drawing |
 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Carthage
below crossroad of Decumanus Maximus and Cardo X, house 1, room C/D |
| registration code of context |
KA 87/248 |
| registration code of object |
KA 87/248-7 |
| chronology of context |
350-250 (VIIb1) |
| changes of previously edited data |
The drawing of the present sample has been substituted by a new one.
350-250 (VIIb1) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| sample taken |
Spring 1991, by Roald Docter, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
| sample no |
M 94/17 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
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