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Description: | Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled unglazed coarseware pottery vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The rim has a swollen outturned rim. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a mid grey colour. The outer surface of the sherd has been burnished to create a smooth surface. There is no evidence of decoration on the sherd.The sherd measures: 35.4mm length, 25.2mm width, is 14.2mm thick (rim), 5.3mm thick (body), and weighs 11.3 grams. A suggested diameter of the rim is 28cm, and the sherd represents only 4% of the rim. The height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimated.
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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