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Description: | A trio of pottery sherds probably from three seperate Roman greyware vessels found in the same vicinity. The first takes the form of an apostrophe in section. As such it seems similar to a number of mortaria rims sherds illustrated in Laing (2003, 63-65). Mica and other inclusions in the fabric of the pottery, together with its profile thus suggest that this fragment might once have formed part of the rim of a Roman mortarium, or food preparation bowl. Further, the hooked style would indicate a 2nd- or 3rd-century date for this sherd. It is likely that the bowl would have had a diameter of over 300mm based on the curvature of the fragment. It is 62.2mm long, 26.7mm wide and up to 16.3mm thick. It weighs 27.4g. The second greyware fragment is a curving faceted jug handle; the angle between the two faces on the obverse is around 120 degrees. It is 52.3mm long, 27.3mm wide and up to 20.4mm thick. It weighs 29.2g. The third fragment is an everted rim sherd with a pronounced rim from a jar or pot. It is likely that the vessel would have had a diameter of around 150mm based on the curvature of the fragment. It is 41.4mm long, 44.4mm wide and up to 13.8mm thick. It weighs 22.0g. | 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: | 50
400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robert Webley | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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