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Description: | Two joining rim and body sherds of mid 1st century AD pottery, probably from a large greyware jar (c. 50-60AD). Wheelmade to a high standard. Mid brownish/grey with a number of inclusions within the clay; both grog and flint tempering has been used. The rim is roughly S-shaped, with a slight lip. Underneath the lip there is a defining line. The rim is thinnest nearest to the lip, but then thickens out as the rim turns into the body of the vessel. At this point the body of the vessel flares outwards before tapering inwards towards the base. The point at which the vessel begins to taper has been marked with to parallel grooves, which run around the body of the vessel. The grooves are approximately 3.5mm in width. The rim has a thickness of 6mm, the thinnest part of the rim measures 5.2mm but the main section measures 7.02mm in thickness.
The rim sherd weighs 101g and the body sherd weighs 25.6g. The rim has an approximate diameter of 165mm. The flint inclusions are largely black, the inclusions measure between >3mm and <1mm. One large inclusion of grog measures 14.5mm in length. Mica has also been used as an inclusion. Potentially, more of the vessel could be found so the two sherds have not yet been stuck back together. The sherds are in very good condition and relatively un-worn, however the edges are quite abraded, owing to the fact that they have been in water. | Subjects: | Greyware | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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