Kärl, Helgö-godstyp A

I Arrhenius "Summary concering Pottery" beskrivs godstypen: "(A) Coarse ware generously interspersed with coarse-grained richly quartziferous sand. Grinding tests show a grey-black inner core with somewhat lighter edges.The grain-size of the interspersement varies from 5-0,4 mm, with a predominance of grain sizes greater than 1 mm. In the type example the grain density per square centimetre was on average 15. The characteristic feature of this type of ware is precisely a rich admixture of interspersement material, in which the grains of the admixture also occur abundantly in the surface layer of the sherd, which often leads to the surface being uneven and rough..." se fig. 131. Definitionen är med andra ord ett gods med rikligt av grovkornig magring.