MOT-A-2

MOT-A-2, M 94/7, 25x

MOT-A-2, M 94/7, 16x

MOT-A-2, M 94/7, 8x

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	MOT-A-2
fabric previously published as	CAR-REG-A-3, KTS, Carthage (n. 334)
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
certainty of arguments	archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	reddish yellow, laminated; many fine to medium-sized white inclusions, some large carbonate-(pseudomorphoses) particles, transparent glittering quartz particles, large channel formed voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface	laminated
hardness	hard
porosity	15%; void form: channel; void length: 0,05-2
inclusions	30%
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions
quartz	very frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,3-1
carbonate pseudomorphoses	frequent, well rounded, very spherical; subspherical, white, 0,15-1,5
black iron oxide concretions	infrequent, subrounded, subelongate, black, 0,2-0,3

vessel form type	Amphora Ramón T-4.2.1.5
fragmentation	rim
surface description	coarse in- and exterior: pink, 7.5YR8/4
chronology of object	350-280
publication	Bechtold (forthcoming 2)
	Context Data
site of discovery	Carthage Bir Messaouda, trench 2
registration code of context	BM05/2504
registration code of object	BM05/46336
chronology of context	330/320-300 (MP II.2

sample taken	July 2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis
sample no	M 94/7
status of sample	whole sample available

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Distribution of fabric type
“MOT-A-2”

Mozia / Motya Carthage Pantelleria Himera Himera Himera Himera Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Entella Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya

production sampling

Representative sample for
“MOT-A-2”

M 185/17

There are 9 more samples assigned to fabric type
“MOT-A-2”.

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Amphorae Production in Punic Sicily: This contribution intends to summarize the status of research on both the typological evo- lution of the Punic Sicilian amphorae series1 and the archaeometric studies available for the known Punic production centers ...?

Inclusions

Context Data