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Description: | Pottery body sherd from a Type 4 Romano-Cornish jar (Quinnell, 2004) decorated with a pair of incised parallel linear bands above a 'scribble' or wavy line.The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been oxidised. The fabric contains felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard.Romano-British in form.Carlyon (1985) illustrates similar examples on page 47, from Chysauster which date from the mid-second to the third century AD.Quinnell (2004) illustrates a similar example from Trethurgy on page 113, Fig.54, No.49 which dates from c.AD 150-400.
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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