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Description: | Four body sherds of wheel-thrown probable black colour-coated Nene Valley ware and one sherd of orange/ red colour-coated ware (thickness ranging from 5-7mm; collective weight: 25.24g). The fabric of all four sherds is hard but smooth-textured with an off-white/ pink colour and small infrequent gritty inclusions. No decoration is visible and all the pieces are slightly worn with much of the dark grey/ black colour coating remaining.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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