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Description: | Roman eathernware pottery vessel sherd; large, unabraded mortarium rim sherd. Small level bead rim with hooked flange. Cream-coloured fabric (even colour throughout); fine; hard; sparse rounded quartze sands, red/black rounded iron-rich linclusions (up to c.3.5mm), orange & white pellets, and fie black inclusion (c.0.2mm); trituration grits abundant ill-sorted angular & rounded black slag, also one light grey/cream ?flint/quartz grit. Diameter c. 340mm, weight 176.5g.
Probably Lower Nene Valley white ware (or possibly parchment ware), 3rd - early 4th century. | Subjects: | mortarium earthenware | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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