MALTA-A-4, M 115/17, 25x
MALTA-A-4, M 115/17, 16x
MALTA-A-4, M 115/17, 8x
| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no |
M 115/17  representative sample for MALTA-A-4 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | MALTA-A-4 |
| supposed site of production | Malta |
| sample taken | 2010, by Mevrick Spiteri, Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Malta |
Context Data |
|
| site of discovery |
Malta Rabat |
| registration code of context | RBT 09/17 |
| registration code of object | RBT 09/17/3 |
| chronology of context | 500-400 B.C.E. |
Object |
|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | unidentified |
| chronology of object |
Punic-Middle Punic 550-450 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| drawing |
|
| publication | Cutajar et al. (forthcoming), cat. 9. |
Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/malta-a-4
Distribution of fabric type
“MALTA-A-4”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“MALTA-A-4”
M 115/17
There are 4 more samples assigned to fabric type
“MALTA-A-4”.
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Fabrics of Malta: Systematic fabric studies on Maltese pottery have a relatively short history. In 2000 B. Bruno and C. Capelli published a first paper dealing with three fabrics, identified, on the basis of archaeometric analyses, among two amphorae types of the Late Republican and Early Imperial period.
