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Description: | Ninety five (95) sherds (Thirty two (32) rimsherds, five (5) basesherds and fifty eight (58) bodysherds) of several wheel thrown ceramic vessels of a Romano-British miscellaneous (unsourced) local grey ware.The sherds vary in thickness from 4.43mm to 9.40mm. In total they weigh 1217 grams.The sherds have a dark grey reduced fabric. Subtle differences are present in the fabric types between sherds, which would indicate different sources of production. This type of Romano-British pottery was in production through the Roman occupation of Britain, from 1st to 4th Centuries AD.Vessel forms present consist of utilitarian type vessels such as storage jars, as the main base forms are small flat bases and rims are rounded everted forms.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: Miscellaneous (unsourced) local greywaresFiring condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.Hardness: HardSurface texture: Smooth, powderyCondition of sherds: Variable. Some sherds demonstrate a high degree of abrasion, with rounded edges whereas other sherds have sharp, fresh breaks.A representative selection of the sherds have been photographed.
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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