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Description: | Rim sherd of a large mortarium (mixing vessel with a gritted inner surface) dating from the Roman period 50-250AD. The fabric is fairly uniform and hard with small angular grit, iron stone, and quartz inclusions. The fabric colour is two-tone, the inner fabric is a mid grey colour and the outer a mid orange. There may be the remains of a reddish coloured slip on both the inner and outer faces; however this may be a result of processes in the soil. None of the inner grinding surface survives. From the rim of the sherd a diameter for the mortarium can be estimated; this would be approximately 29cm. There are no stamped marks present on the mortarium and very little decoration. The only decoration present is an incised line around the inner and outer rims of the bowl. The sherd measures 57.4mm length, 49.7mm width, the rim is 34.8mm thick and the body is 13.6mm thick. It weighs 71.42 grams.
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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