| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
CAR-REG-A-1
|
| fabric previously published as |
KTS, Carthage (n. 308) |
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production |
Carthage region |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, laminated; some fine white and dark inclusions, arge channel formed voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
laminated |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 1,5-2 |
| inclusions |
25% |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; gray, 0,15-0,6 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,15-0,3 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0,3-1 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, subspherical, elongate, dark grey, 0,3-0,6 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Amphora
Docter 1 A4 |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 12cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse
exterior: pink, 7.5YR8/4, interior: reddish yellow, 7/6 |
| chronology of object |
600-420 |
| publication |
Bechtold (forthcoming 2) |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Carthage
Bir Messaouda, trench 4 |
| registration code of context |
BM04/4444 |
| registration code of object |
BM04/42839 |
| chronology of context |
430-400 (MP II.1) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| sample taken |
July 2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
| sample no |
M 94/3 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
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