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Description: | A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.
The sherd is 9.17mm thick and weighs 20.8g. It is 38.29mm long and 56.29mm wide.
The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric is similar to that published as GR2 (fine grog/clay pellet with some leached shell) in McSloy 2007, p 25, dated to the Bronze Age (c.2150 BC to c.800 BC) but without the fossil shell.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Grog, frequent mica inclusions.
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 9.17mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.
Condition of sherds: slightly abraded.
Sherd was not photographed.
Reference:
Hart, J. and Alexander, M. 2007 Prehistoric, Romano-British and Medieval Remains at Blenheim Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire: Excavations in 2003. Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Reports No. 5. Cotswold Archaeology. Cirencester.
McSloy, E.R. 2007 The Pottery pp24-34 in Hart and Alexander 2007 | 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: | -2150
-800 | 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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