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Description: | Twenty wheel-thrown ceramic rim sherds of grey-bodied Derbyshire ware., dating from the 2nd-4th century AD (varied thickness; collective weight: exceeds weight limit of scales).The fabric and technology of wheel-thrown Derbyshire ware is extremely hard, with a gritty fabric and a pimply surface ('like goose-flesh petrified'). The colour varies from buff, through to brick-red to a dark blue-grey or purple, with abundant sand tempering. Surfaces are generally unsmoothed with prominent whorl marks to the base. The typical form is a jar with a deep 'bell-mouthed' rim or rolled rim. Earlier examples tend to have more lightly moulded rims, but this develops to a deeply dished form by the mid 3rd century AD. Bowls and dishes are also known in this ware.Production commences by the mid 2nd century AD, but 'pre-Derbyshire' prototypes at derby Racecourse kilns date from the early 2nd century. Production spreads to the North during the 3rd century. The source of this ware comes from several kiln sites in the Holbrook/ Hazelwood region, with distinctive tall kiln structures, perhaps for high firing temperatures.Derbyshire ware distribution is abundant at sites in Derbyshire (with up to 40% by sherd count at Little Chester, with a scatter in the northern frontier zone, including Carpow, and occasional specimens in Wales. Some bowls and dishes have more local distribution. Pottery kilns sites in Derbyshire include those at Ahleyhay, Hazelwood, Holbrook, Milford and Shottle & Postern.Tyers, P, 1996, 'Roman Pottery in Britain', pages 190-1.
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