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Description: | A ceramic wheel-thrown base and body sherd of probable Roman Derbyshire ware, dating to between AD 100 - 300. The fabric is extremely hard and gritty, with a pimply surface ('like goose-flesh petrified'). The outer surface is light grey and the internal surface is beige/salmon-pink. There are numerous irregularly-shaped grit inclusions within the fabric. The sherd is 58mm long, 54.5mm wide, 11mm thick and it weighs 46.7g). The typical form of this ware is a jar with 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. Bowls and dishes are also known in the same ware. Production commences by the mid 2nd century, but 'pre-Derbyshire' prototypes at Derby Racecourse kilns date from the early 2nd century AD. Production in the north generally dates from the 3rd century AD. The ware's distribution is abundant on sites in Derbyshire, with a huge percentage at Little Chester as well as a scatter in the northern frontier zone and some specimens from Wales (Tyers, 1996, pages 190-1).
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