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Description: | A worn and abraded rim sherd from a Roman mortarium, or mixing and grinding bowl (3rd to 4th century AD). The fabric is Oxfordshire red or white colour coated ware with micaceous inclusions; it has oxidised to an orange colour. In profile one can see that the rim curves out in a shallow arc to overhang itself slightly. There is a rounded 'V' shaped channel between the outcurving rim and the top of the body wall. The body has been broken below the outcurving rim; none of the ('tituration') grits included to aid grinding can be seen. The diameter of the complete mortarium would have been c. 200mm, based on the curvature of this sherd.
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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