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Description: | Pottery body sherd from a Type 4 Romano-Cornish jar (Quinnell, 2004) decorated with an incised pair of parallel linear bands and a 'scribble' or wavy line between them.
The sherd is a dark brown to black colour throughout and the exterior has been oxidised to an orange colour. The fabric contains felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard.
Romano-British in form.
Carlyon (1985) illustrates similar examples on page 47, from Chysauster which date from the mid-second to the third century AD.
Quinnell (2004) illustrates similar examples from Trethurgy on page 113, Fig.54, No.48, and on page 115, Fig.55, No.59, which date from c.AD 150-400. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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