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Description: | A Roman calcite gritted ware rim sherd from a wide mouthed bowl or perhaps a large jar. The rim is wheel thrown and is dominated by poorly sorted common crystalline calcite from 0.3mm- 3mm. Other inclusions evident include sparse calcareous rock fragments up to 3mm and moderate quantities of fine sub rounded quartz and black fe grains. The sherd is typical of the curved rimmed wide mouthed vessel common in East Yorkshire in the late Roman period. As it has a calcite gritted fabric it is an unusual find in Northern Lincolnshire, where shell or coarse quartz tempering was more common in the later Roman period and suggests trade across the Humber. It is a little difficult to be sure of the form and, as the sherd is abraded it is not clear that the it had the diagnostic lid-seating associated with the 'Huntcliff jar' form. A broad date of 4th century AD would perhaps be best.
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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