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Description: | A Roman pottery body sherd probably trimmed to form a counter or gaming piece (circa 1st-4th century AD). The sherd is from a grey ware vessel, probably a jar, with a grog temper and some flint inclusions. The sherd has been trimmed to form a crude disc. The vessel must have been fairly large as there is little to no curve to the disc. Similar pottery counters were found during the Fortress occupation at Usk (Manning 1995:128-9). Manning (ibid.) states that it is uncertain if the counters found at Usk were used solely as gaming pieces or had a variety of uses including as a counter. Dimensions: diameter: 34.76mm; thickness: 9.25mm; weight: 14.90g. Reference: Manning, W. H. 1995. Report on the Excavations at Usk 1965-1976. The Roman Small Finds. University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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