| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 92/21 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | W-SARD-A-6 |
| supposed site of production | Western Sardinia |
| fabric previously published as | F. 79 |
| sample taken | 2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology, University of Amsterdam/INP Tunis |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Carthage Bir Messaouda |
| registration code of context | BM 00/1000 |
| registration code of object | BM 00/61901 |
Object |
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| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Ramon T-4.1.1.3 |
| chronology of object |
Punic-Middle Punic 450-350 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| dimensions | diameter: 15.6cm (rim) |
| surface description | 5 YR 7/6 |
| drawing |
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| publication | Bechtold 2008b, 87, cat. 22, pl. 2,1; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 31,3. |
Distribution of fabric type
“W-SARD-A-6”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“W-SARD-A-6”
M 119/69
There are 4 more samples assigned to fabric type
“W-SARD-A-6”.
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Fabrics of Western Sardinia: Two fabrics have been defined by the Riu Mannu and Terralba projects on the basis of sys? tematically and intensively collected surface finds (1992?99 and 2003?04). Around 4,000 fragments from a dozen sites ...
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Western Greek and Sardinian Amphorae from Punic Sites in the Southern Mediterranean: New Evidence from Fabric Analysis for Economic Interaction in the Carthaginian Sphere of Influence (6th-3rd century B.C.E.)
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Other fabrics of western Sardinia: By contrast to W-SARD-A-1 to W-SARD-A-5,1 the following two fabrics W-SARD-A-6 and W-SARD-A-7 have not been defined on the basis of the analysis of the Riu Mannu and Terralba materials, but have been observed in samples from Carthage and Pantelleria.
