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Description: | A rimsherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 8.95mm thick and weighs 3.9g. It is 17.15mm long and 32.24mm wide.The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric is similar to that published as SH2 (sparse, coarse fossil shell 'variant') in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD).Sherd specific details:Fabric type: sparse fossil shellSherd type: rimsherdRim type: RD (Rounded Direct)Rim Diameter: 23cmPercentage of Rim present: 4%Wall thickness: 8.95mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: MediumSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: Slightly abradedSherd was 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
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