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Description: | 40 sherds of Roman Greyware. A variety of forms and fabrics. All circa 150 and later, but the majority are most likely to be circa 300-400 AD. Grey burnished, black burnished and Crambeck greywares are represented. Most are from bowls, but sherds of dished, jars, and beakers are also present.15 x sherds of vessel wall, undecorated apart from simple incised horizontal grooves on outer surfaces of some sherds. All are bowls and jars, of Crambeck, Grey Burnished, and Black Burnished fabrics.6 x sherds of rim, from flanged bowls, all Crambeck Ware or similar. The largest sherd has a distinctive wavy line decoration incised to the inside of the rim, also present on one of the smaller sherds, which is a common decorative theme on Crambeck products.2 x sherds of jar rim, of Crambeck Ware or simila, with everted/recurved rims.2 x sherds of decorated vessel wall. One has incised accute latticing, probably from a dish or shallow bowl. The other is from a flanged bowl, with a burnished lower section, with burnished vertical lines running from burnished through unburnished. Both are Crambeck Ware or similar.3 x sherds of vessel base. The largest is probably from a bowl or dish, of Crambeck type fabric with burnished outer surfaces. One sherd may be from a small jar, or a flagon, or beaker, and has pronounced wheel marks on the interior of the base, also Crambeck Ware or similar. The smallest sherd is a complete 'base' in a light-grey fabric with smooth pale outer surfaces. The interior has wheel marks and the base has been drilled thorugh its centre. The sherd may be the base of a beaker, with a hole drilled for later re-use. Alternatively the sherd could be from a vessel lid, and the whole may be comtemporary.3 x sherds of vessel wall with part of base. One sherd from a large burnished bowl, one from a smaller Crambeck Ware bowl or jar, and one sherd from a hemispherical flanged bowl.4 x sherds from 'pie dish' forms of deep, bowl type. Grey Burnished fabrics.3 x sherds of 'dog dish' or 'pie dish' form. Each comprises of part of rim, vessel wall, and base. One has an external, hish groove. One has a slight 'rolled' rim. One is plain, but particularly shallow.1 x sherd of rim from a small flanged bowl, with smooth burnished outer surfaces, and a high but subtle and uncurved flange.1 x sherd of a small part of the carinated 'bulge' from a carinated vessel, or possibly a small bowl or beaker. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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