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Description: | Three rim sherds of Roman colour coated ware.1. Upright, although very slightly outflaring, rounded rim from a beaker. The fabric is made from a fine sand tempered clay which has a grey core and a slightly buff to pink external surface. The colour coat is a thin lightish brown. The rim diameter is 8cm and the sherd weighs 7.66g.2. Upright rounded rim from a beaker. The fabric is tempered with a fine sand but there are occasional large angular chert inclusions. The clay has fired to a light grey throughout. the colour coat is slightly thicker and darker brown than sherd no. 1. The rim diameter is 7cm and the sherd weighs 6.59g.3. Outflaring rounded rim from a beaker. The fabric is tempered with a fine sand but there are occasional large chert and possibly ferruginous (ironstone) inclusions. The clay has fired to a light pink colour. The colour coat has been mostly worn from the surfaces of this sherd although where it does remain, it is more similar to sherd no.2 and than no.1. The sherd weighs 9.82g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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