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Description: | A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date. The fragment is part of a rim from a fine, sandy coarseware with a dark grey/black fabric at the rim edge, lightening at the neck to a pale brown/grey. The rim is everted and ill-sorted inclusions are represented by fine quartz 0.1-0.3mm within a micaceous matrix. A small oval void is evident on the broken edge c.2.1mm length. The remnants of a thick, black slip are evident on the exterior of the neck below the rim. South-West Dorset Black Burnished Ware 1. AD 120 - 250.The sherd is 39.7mm long, 21mm wide, 8.1mm thick and weighs 9.3g.Thanks are extended to Adam Parker, Collections Facilitator at The Yorkshire Museum, for his assistance in identifying this find.
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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