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Description: | A large number of pottery sherds of Roman date, with a combined total weight of 1072.13g:
1) 11 sherds of shell tempered wares, including 1 rim, 1 base and 9 body sherds with a combined total weight of 215.69g. These date to between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD.
2) A shell tempered ware body sherd, either from a large storage vessel or possibly building material (tile). It measures 54.10mm in width by 50.34mm in length, weighs 61.36g and dates to the late-3rd to 4th centuries AD.
3) A reed handle from a colour coated Roman vessel. This is possibly Hadham colour coated ware, but may be Oxford colour coated. It measures 72.51mm in length, 38.88mm in width, weighs 30.82g and is of later Roman date.
4) Two rim sherds and a base sherd of Nene Valley colour coated wares. They have a combined total weight of 56.22g and date to the late-2nd to 4th centuries AD.
5) A base from a grey ware beaker similar to Black Burnished Ware 2 forms, with vertical burnished lines on the exterior. It measures 43.68mm in height, 44.67mm in diameter, and weighs 55.33g. It dates to between c.120 and 250 AD.
6) A flanged bowl rim of late-3rd to 4th century AD date, measuring 50.30mm in width, 51.36mm in length, and weighing 34.20g.
7) A body sherd of late Iron Age or Roman date with combed decoration on the exterior. It measures 41.60mm in length, 44.67mm in width, and weighs 14.10g.
8) Two sherds of Horningsea Ware storage vessels including one rim and one body sherd. The body sherd has rilled decoration on both interior and exterior surfaces. They have a combined total weight of 120.34g and date to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD.
9) A body sherd from a Roman storage vessel with a band of diagonal decoration. It measures 37.13mm in height, 31.51mm in width, and weighs 10.08g.
10) 10 body sherds of Roman micaceous grey wares with a combined total weight of 126.85g.
11) three rim sherds of Roman micaceous grey wares with a combined total weight of 26.22g.
12) Two base sherds of Roman micaceous grey wares with a combined total weight of 52.54g.
13) 15 body sherds of Roman grey wares with a combined total weight of 132.32g.
14) Three rim sherds of Roman grey wares with a combined total weight of 30.99g.
15) Two base sherds of Roman grey wares with a combined total weight of 20.93g.
16) Two fragments of Roman tegula (tile) with a combined total weight of 84.22g. They date to between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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