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Description: | A rim sherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 8.35mm thick and weighs 4.5g. The sherd consists of a rim sherd, in a fabric is similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). The rim is angular in profile and the upper surface is decorated with obliquely angled notches.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: SH1a frequent fossil shellSherd type: rim sherdWall thickness: 8.35mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interiorHardness: mediumSurface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy.Condition of sherds: slightly abraded.Reference:Coleman, L., Hancocks, A., and Watts, M. 2006 Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000. Four sites by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne, Gloucestershire and Worchestershire. Cotswold Archaeology Monograph No. 3. CirencesterMcSloy, E.R. 2006 The Pottery pp37-57 in Coleman, Hancocks and Watts 2006
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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