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Description: | A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date, circa AD 200 - 400. The fragment is a body sherd from a colour coated fine ware vessel, possibly Oxfordshire ware. The fabric is soft and soapy, pinkish-orange in colour with a dark brown slip. Double banded swag style decoration is present on the outer surface of the vessel sherd.The fragment is 45.5mm long, 38.4mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 15.9g.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 |
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