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Description: | A complete miniature grey ware wheel thrown vessel (length: 92mm; diameter at neck: 83.5mm; diameter at base: 32mm; thickness at neck: 3.5mm; weight: 189.43g). A wide necked vessel with a flared and everted rim from the shoulder. The rim diameter is greater then the greatest diameter of the body. There is a slight rib running around the shoulder of the vessel before the body slightly curves outwards and back in to slope straight down to the base. Whilst upstanding, the vessel is slightly off-centre which could be due to a slightly unlevel base or the way the vessel was made. There is a fair amount of chipped damage round one side of the rim as well as slight damage at the base. Additionally, their seems to be a scratched line running around the body just below the shoulder. It is impossible to tell whether this was recent or damage to the vessel while deposited. Overall, the vessel is in a good condition. This is similar to a fully-sized version of Black Burnished Ware Type 3, as illustrated in Smith?s and Davies? report ?Black Burnished Ware Type Series: The Roman Pottery from Excavations at Greyhound Yard, Dorchester, Dorset?, 1993, figure 122, page 230. This example has been described as a cooking pot/ storage jar with very everted rim, sharply flaring from the shoulder. This vessel form appears from the late 3rd century and can appear as late as the 5th century, as seen by those found at Dorchester Bath House. At Greyhound Yard, the most common examples date to post- AD 250 (Smith & Davies, page 231). Other miniature vessels found at Coleshill, Warwickshire where they form part of a larger assemblage. Although these artefacts have been found at a number of sites, miniature pots have only been found at three locations in substantial numbers: Market Rasen (131); Uley (94) and Frensham (65+). Most miniature pots are found in central southern England, but also in Gaul (David & Audrey Graham forthcoming). These types of vessel are usually confined to being associated/ found at Roman temple or burial sites, even from road-side shrines (see the Uley report). Miniature pots may have had a specific function in certain rituals performed in the temple at Uley, as possibly in common with other temple sites. However, Woodward and Leach have identified that it is difficult to include any detailed discussion regarding these miniature vessels as the study is hampered by the lack of publication of many of the examples (page 144-5). Unfortunately, the original finder (who used to be a farmer labourer in Stretton-upon-Dunsmore) died a few years ago, and the two vessels were passed on to the present owner. Therefore, the exact location and context in which the vessels were found is unknown. The present owner suggests a connection with the sites at Wappenbury, which is situated approximately two miles away. Six or seven kilns sites were excavated at the site in the 1950s/ 60s and the vessel fabric appears similar. This vessel was apparently found with another miniature vessel: see WMID-200257. | 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: | 200
500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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