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Description: | Roman: Three sherds of local 'coarseware / Severn Valley like Wares' being wheel thrown ceramic vessels dating from the 2nd to 4th Centuries AD (100-400 AD). The sherds probably originally came from the sidewall of a storage jar type vessel. Two of the sherds have an applied white coloured slip on the external surface.Sherd specific details:Sherd 1.Measures 66.4mm x 77.1mm and is 5.1mm thick. It weighs 16.31 grams.Fabric type: Severn Valley WareColour: OrangeFabric: Oxidised external and internal faces, oxidised orange colour core, angular black and grey grit. Also fine mica, some rounded translucent and rose quartz, soft white angular stones - possibly limestone or feldsparSlip: white / cream coloured which is laminatingHardness: HardSurface texture: SandyDecoration: No applied / SlippedCondition of sherds: unabraded.Sherd 2.Measures 51.2mm x 37.8mm and is 5.6mm thick. It weighs 8.97 grams.Fabric type: Severn Valley WareColour: OrangeFabric: Oxidised external and internal faces, oxidised orange colour core, angular black and grey grit. Also fine mica, some rounded translucent and rose quartz, soft white angular stones - possibly limestone or feldsparSlip: white / cream coloured which is poorly preservedHardness: HardSurface texture: SandyDecoration: No applied / SlippedCondition of sherds: unabraded.Sherd 3.Measures 45.7mm x 38.1mm and is 5.1mm thick. It weighs 11.4 grams.Fabric type: Severn Valley WareColour: OrangeFabric: Oxidised external and internal faces, oxidised orange colour core, angular black and grey grit. Also fine mica, some rounded translucent and rose quartz, soft white angular stones - possibly limestone or feldsparSlip: noneHardness: HardSurface texture: SandyDecoration: NoneCondition of sherds: unabraded. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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