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CAR-REG-C-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-3
fabric previously published as KTS Carthage (n. 323)
ware Coarse Wares
Punic Painted Ware
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break very pale brown, granular
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 10YR7/3
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,5
inclusions 7,5%, length: 0,02-0,5
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0,02-0,5
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,05-0,12
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,05-0,25
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,04-0,12
brown inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish brown, white rim, 0,25
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