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Description: | A worn rim sherd from a wheel made Roman food preparation bowl, or mortarium, dating to the second half of the 'Roman presence' in Britain. The fabric has a pale sandy hue and appears to be grog tempered. On the internal face some of the dark grits included to aid grinding can be seen. The fabric may possibly be Nene Valley white ware, making it a local product. The heavy rim is of the hammer headed type, suggesting a 3rd or 4th century date for this sherd (cf. Laing 2003, 65; fig. 92, ref. 10). It features four ridges. The shallow curvature of the rim suggests that the complete mortarium would have been a large vessel with a diameter of over 500mm at the ridge.
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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