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Description: | Two bodysherds of a handmade ceramic vessel.Sherd 1 is 8.74mm thick and weighs 11.5g. It is 32.70mm long and 36.93mm wide.Sherd 2 is 10.64mm thick and weighs 9.9g. It is 25.23mm long and 37.82mm wide.Both sherds together weigh 21.3g.The sherds consists of two bodysherds, in a fabric is similar to 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: 8.74mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd 2 specific details:Fabric type: Frequent fossil shellSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 10.64mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapyComments: White calcium deposit present on internal surface Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherds 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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