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Description: | A rim sherd from a highly fired coarse ware vessel of possible Roman date (AD 43-410).The wheel-thrown vessel appears to part of a jar and has a flat everted rim. The fabric is very hard and tempering consists of sparsely distributed pieces of coarse rounded whitish quartz or sand together with tiny pieces of rounded and angular sand. The surface has been burnished and has a slight purplish hue. There are 'wipe-marks' on the inner face.The sherd represents 21% of the rim and the outer diameter of the rim, when complete, would have been about 14.0cm.89.1 x 35.3mm. Weight: 43.45g.
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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