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Description: | ~~Two ceramic wheel thrown sherds of Roman Black Burnished ware dating to the period c. AD 43 - 250. The larger sherd is roughly triangular in shape with all edges terminating in old breaks. The smaller sherd could possibly be from the same vessel again with all edges terminating in old breaks.. They are both sherds from the main body of the pot. The fabric is reddish brown/black and has a slightly coarse sandy texture. It exhibits abundant well sorted quartz inclusions. The outer surface has been burnished and exhibits a series of lightly incised and blackened diagonal lines to form a slightly irregular lattice or acute-angle trellis pattern.The triangular sherd measures 69.73mm high, 78.59mm wide, 81.51mm long, is 4.75mm thick and weighs 26g. The smaller sherd measures 48.27mm long, 34.08mm wide, 3.87mm thick and weighs 8g Total weight of both sherds 34g.A similarly decorated sherd is illustrated on page 59 Fig. 79 Pottery in Britain Laing 2003.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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