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Description: | Nine ceramic vessel shards which are Roman. Two of the shards are glued together, and others have been glued but have since become detached again. The shards are probably all from the same vessel, a mortarium. The fabric is a bright pinkish yellow colour on the surfaces with a light yellowy grey core. It is fine grained with colourless inclusions as well as large pieces of red and black material incorporated in the fabric. Not much of the internal grit survives but it appears to be dark brown or dark grey and in small pieces. The shards are very worn. Many of the pieces are large and include both rim and base elements. There are faint traces of an orange or light brown paint on the outer surfaces. Parallels can be found in Rush (1993) The Mortaria in Roman Castleford Volume III. This example is possibly Mancetter-Hartshill cream ware from Warwickshire. None of the shards are marked or stamped and the form of the vessel appears to be different to all those illustrated. The rim is very narrow and is rounded and the side of the vessel is also curved and rounded. The most diagnostic piece is 98.9mm long by 64.3mm wide and the wall of the vessel is 6.6mm thick. The shards altogether weigh 308.6g.
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