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Description: | A rimsherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 7.96mm thick and weighs 4.0g. It is 20.85mm long and 20.56mm 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 shell Sherd type: Rimsherd Rim type: RD (Rounded Direct) Diameter of Rim: 7cm Percentage of Rim present: 9% Wall thickness: 7.96mm Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior Hardness: Medium Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy Condition 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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