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Description: | A pair of worn bodysherds probably from two seperate large Roman vessels, probably storage jars (3rd to 4th century AD). One, the smaller of the two, is roughly quadrilateral with angular corners; the other has five 'sides'. These sherds were probably grey but have now oxidised to a orange colour, possibly as a result of burning. The fabric is quite sandy with some micaceous and other inclusions. Both fragments have some tooled decoration: five incised lines seemingly in a group. This decoration is longitudinal on the larger fragment and transverse on the smaller; on the latter there are the beginnings of a second group in addition to a full tooling. The sherds' dimensions are, respectively: L.: 76.5mm, W.: 60.0mm, Th.: 12.8mm, Wt.: 74.75g; L.: 50.5mm, W.: 40.0mm, Th.: 12.2mm, Wt.: 28.95g. The sherds were probably made at the Alice Holt/Farnham kilns on the Hampshire/Surrey border.
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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