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Description: | Pot sherd of Roman date. The sherd may be a rim sherd with a simple upright rounded rim but due to abrasian of the edges it is not possible to be entirely certain (NB. The photo shows the possibly rounded rim edge at the bottom of the photo). The sherd also has a narrow undulating flange running around the vessel. When whole the vessel was probably a jar or possibly a bowl. The fabric is creamy-white in colour, with notable reddish iron-staining.Although not the typical mortaria product this fabric probably belongs to the Mancetter-Hartshill type series. It is creamy-white in colour and has slight traces of a pale brown wash around the creases of the flange. The fabric has inclusions of fine rounded and sub-angular quartz as well as occasional red and black particles, probably iron-rich in nature. A small amount of crushed shell or other alkaline/lime-based inclusion is also present and there are small voids where this has been leached.In line with the dating for the Mancetter-Hartshill production this sherd has been dated from the mid-second to the mid-fourth centuries, AD. c.150-350.
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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