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Description: | A rimsherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 8.52mm thick and weighs 4.9g. It is 20.36mm long and 26.47mm wide.The sherd consists of a rimsherd, 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). With decoration, this sherd could date from the Early Iron Age onwards (800 BC +).Sherd specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: RimsherdRim type: FPE (Flattened lip, pinced out externally)Diameter of Rim: 23cmPercentage of Rim present: 3%Wall thickness: 8.52mmFiring condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: MediumDecoration: Fingertip impressions in rim.Surface 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
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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