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Description: | One hundred and fifty six (156) sherds (fifteen (15) rimsherds, seven (7) basesherds, and one hundred and thirty four (134) bodysherds) of several wheel thrown ceramic vessels of a Romano-British miscellaneous (unsourced) local oxidised ware.The sherds vary in thickness from 4.94mm to 10.35mm. In total they weigh 1121 grams.The sherds have a orangey red oxidised 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 (1 - 400 AD).Vessel forms present consist of utilitarian type vessels such as storage jars and bowls, as the main base forms are small flat bases and rims are rounded everted forms.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: Miscellaneous (unsourced) local oxidised ware.Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised 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.
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