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Description: | A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date. The fragment is a rim sherd from a Huntcliff Calcite-gritted ware vessel. The fabric is dark greyish-brown in colour with a hard but smooth texture. Abundant calcite inclusions are present which are heterogeneous in size though sparse in quartzite.No kilns are known, but an east Yorkshire source is indicated on distributional grounds.The fragment is 60.6mm long, 26mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 22.4g.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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