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Description: | A rim sherd from an Oxfordshire Roman white-ware mortarium.The abraded sherd has a bead and a right-angled flange. The fabric is yellowish-white with a light pink core and is sand-tempered, with occasional larger, brown inclusions. The two surviving trituration grits are of rounded pink and white quartz respectively.Length: 34.7mm; height: 23mm. Weight: 15.4g.Oxfordshire white-ware mortaria were produced from AD c. 100 until the late 4th century (Tyers 1996: 129). The form of this piece is similar to Young type M12 (ibid. fig. 128).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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