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Description: | A rimsherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.
The sherd is 8.13mm thick and weighs 6.2g. It is 31.86mm long and 23.98mm 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: 15cm Percentage of Rim present: 3% Wall thickness: 8.13mm Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior Hardness: medium Decoration: Possible horizontal knife slits 4.2mm in length. Surface texture: Smooth Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded
Sherd/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. Cirencester
McSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006 | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -500
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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