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Description: | A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 9.02mm thick and weighs 35.7g. It is 48.98mm long and 53.60mm wide.The sherd consists of a bodysherd, 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).. The sherd is most likely from the shoulder of a necked jar. Three finger impressions are present, across the shoulder, two in a vertical line (one above the shoulder, and one below), the third impression is situated above the shoulder in line further across the sherd. These fingertip impressions could push the dating of the pottery into the Early Iron Age. (c.800 BC to c.500 BC).Sherd specific details:Fabric type: frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 9.02mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: HardDecoration: Three fingertip impressionsSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd 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 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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