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Description: | A small ceramic wheel-thrown rim sherd of probable Nene Valley colour-coated ware (23.2mm x 15.2mm; thickness: 4.3mm; weight: 1.78g). The fabric is hard but smooth-textured with an off-white/ pink colour and small frequent inclusions. No decoration is visible and the piece is slightly worn with much of the dark grey/ black colour coating remaining, as well as small areas of dark red coating remaining on the opposing side.Nene valley produced a wide range of tablewares, including jars, flagons and bottles, imitation Samian forms, Castor boxes, cups and beakers. These colour-coated wares were produced from the mid-2nd century AD, probably in the hands of immigrant (lower Rhineland?) craftsmen, with some influence from East Gaulish sigillata industries during the early 3rd century. Production continued until the end of the 4th century AD. There was a wide distribution in eastern England, particularly in the late 4th century, but occasional wares have been identified in the West Midlands (Tyers, 1996, pages 173-5).
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