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Description: | A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.The sherd is 13.3 mm thick and weighs 22.0 g. It is 37.5 mm long and 40.9 mm wide.The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type, with occasional quartz inclusions) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). Horizontal grooves are present as decoration on the exterior.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: SH1b frequent fossil shell, with occasional quartz inclusionsSherd type: bodysherdWall thickness: 11.2 mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior.Hardness: MediumSurface texture: Smooth.Surface decoration: Horizontal grooves on exteriorCondition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Sherd was photographed.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: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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