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Description: | Two Roman samian ware sherds. One is a rim sherd, whose vessel form can not be identified. The other is a mortarium sherd with a slight overhanging flange, (67mm x 42mm; thickness at overhanging flange: 23mm; weight: 34.25g). There are two grooves present behind the flange as well as curvilinear ridges indicating that the vessel was wheel-thrown. Some of the original slip survives and there are frequent black and yellow-white trituration grits on the lower half on the sherd which would have sloped down towards the base. It is possibly from a Form 43 mortaria (Webster 1996, 53 fig. 38). Most examples of this form are East Gaulish, so importation up to the mid 3rd century is possible. If it is a Form 43 mortaria, it can be closely dated between 180-230 AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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