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Description: | One wheel thrown ceramic base/ body sherd of Mancetter-Hartshill mortaria, as well as two wheel thrown rim sherds of mortaria, probably from the same the kiln site, dating from the 2nd-4th centuries, between AD 100 - 350 (base/ body sherd dimensions: 90mm x 89mm; thickness: 15mm; weight: 134.6g; thickness of rim sherds ranging from 19-21mm; collective weight: 175.29g).All three sherds have a similar hard but fine-textured fabric with a creamy white - pink colour. The base/ body sherd is particularly informative as on the inside of the sherd, there are numerous black angular grits inbedded into the surface, which is a characteristic feature of Mancetter-Hartshill mortaria. The rim sherds also have similar flanges and beading with other mortaria of this type, particularly one sherd which has a strongly angled straight lip at the rim, similar to that illustrated in Tyers, P, A, 1996, 'Roman Pottery in Britain', pages 123-4, ref no 6. If closely studied, this particular sherd also has a small number of gritty inclusions as well as a large red angular grit on the inside of the rim. All these sherds are in a worn but fair condition.Tyers states that the earliest forms of Mancetter-Hartshill mortaria resemble contemporary products of the Verulamium-region (St. Albans) industry, when some potters migrated from there from c. AD 100. This mortaria fabric was produced at Hartshill, Mancetter and Nuneaton in Warwickshire alongside painted wares, grey wares and other cooking vessels. The distribution of this mortaria was extensive int eh Midlands and the north between the mid-2nd century and the early-4th century AD.
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