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Description: | Two bodysherds of a handmade ceramic vessel.Sherd 1 is 10.13mm thick and weighs 10.6g. It is 30.58mm long and 38.93mm wide.Sherd 2 is 7.16mm thick and weighs 1.3g. It is 15.05mm and17.67mm wide.Both sherds together weigh 11.9gThe sherd consists of two bodysherds, 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 1 specific details:Fabric type: frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 10.13mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, unoxidisedinterior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abradedSherd 2 specific details:Fabric type: frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherd/scrapWall thickness: 7.16mmFiring condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: SmoothCondition of sherds: Slightly abradedSherds were not 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. CirencesterMcSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006 | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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