|
Date: |
|
Description: | A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date, circa AD 50 - 150. The fragment is a rim sherd from a Terra Nigra fine ware vessel. The fabric is blackish-grey in colour with a smooth, sandy texture coated with a dark grey slip and a highly burnished surface. The fragment is 55.1mm long, 22.8mm wide, 9mm thick and weighs 14.3g.Plates, cups and beakers in fine black slipped wares were produced in northern Gaul and distributed across north-east Gaul and south-east Britain during the late 1st century BC and 1st century AD.Thanks are extended to Adam Parker, Collections Facilitator at The Yorkshire Museum, for assistance with the identification of this object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a wheel-made…
-
-
-
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a ceramic…
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a ceramic…
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a handmade…
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a ceramic…
-
VESSEL
A fragment of a ceramic…
|