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Description: | A rimsherd of a handmade ceramic vessel. The sherd is 11.33mm thick and weighs 17.1g. It is 36.79mm long and 39.48mm wide.The sherd consists of a rimsherd, in a fabric is 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 specific details:Fabric type: frequent fossil shellSherd type: RimsherdRim type: EVR (Everted Rounded)Diameter of Rim: 12cmPercentage of Rim present: 2%Wall thickness: 11.33mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: mediumSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapyCondition of sherds: Slightly abradedSherd/fragment was 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
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