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Description: | A body sherd of late Iron Age pottery from a grog-tempered, wheel thrown pot, sometimes referred to as Belgic pottery. It is very dark brown with some patches of orange showing at exposed surfaces. It is possible to see part of a ridge that would have run the circumference of the vessel. The broken edges are worn suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. Dr Paul Sealey comments that this type of pottery was current in Essex from about 75BC in graves but did not become common on settlement sites for domestic use until 50-25BC. It remained in use and production in the early Roman period after the Roman conquest but was displaced by Roman pottery at Colchester within twenty-five years. The fragment is 39.48mm by 42.42mm, is 8.44mm thick and weighs 13.95g.
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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