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Description: | Five sherds of the same pot, including one large rim and body sherd, two base sherds and two body sherds. The pot is Roman and of a sandy fabric, dark grey to black in colour. The colour and fabric of the jar suggests that it is an imitation of Black Burnished Ware, although the fabric is not gritty enough for it to be genuine. The remains of the rim show that the complete pot would have been 12 cm in diameter. The pot was wheel thrown, nicely made and would probably have been used as a storage jar. The pottery was decorated with horizontal grooves at the bulb of the jar. Black Burnished Ware was very popular in Roman Britain, particulary at military sites and it was widely imitated throughout the province. This example probably dates from the late 2nd to the 3rd century and was probably made locally, in the Northamptonshire area.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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