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Description: | Three (3) bodysherds of several handmade ceramic vessels.Sherd 1 is 10.87mm thick and weighs 11.7g. It is 30.01mm long and 38.09mm wide.Sherd 2 is 7.13mm thick and weighs 7.9g. It is 28.75mm long and 36.75mm wide.Sherd 3 is 10.73mm thick and weighs 5.8g. It is 22.69mm long and 26.65mm wide.Together all three sherds weigh 25.4g.The sherds consists of three bodysherds, in a fabric similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD).Sherd 1 specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 10.87mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd 2 specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 7.13mmFiring condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Slightly roughCondition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd 3 specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 10.73mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: MediumSurface texture: smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherds were not photographed.Reference: Coleman, L., Hancocks, A., and Watts, M. 2006 Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000. Four sites by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne, Gloucestershire and Worchestershire. Cotswold Archaeology Monograph No. 3. CirencesterMcSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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