CORN-C800F3: Romano-British stamped handle (plan)

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POT SHERD

Unique ID: CORN-C800F3

Object type certainty: Certain
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Pottery stamped handle with four parallel linear stamps below the flat rim. This is most likely from a pottery jug or flagon, imitating Roman pewter flagons, so a Romano-British derivative. The fabric is is a light orangey brown colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface has been black-coated but only on either side of the decoration, where the handle attaches to the neck of the vessel. The handle is similar to a pottery jug containing a Roman cremation, recently excavated from Tregony parish (Carl Thorpe pers comm). Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar flagon handle with ridges, imitating the metal form, from Carvossa on page 39, Group 45a, No.170, and another with pairs of stamps running down the length of the handle on No.91, which date from c.AD 150-300.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 11.64 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th February 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 475.18

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Stamped
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4526
Four figure Latitude: 50.079285
Four figure longitude: -5.565627
1:25K map: SW4526
1:10K map: SW46SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Discovery circumstances: Found along with Iron Age and Romano-British pottery, daub, whetstones, spindle whorls and rotary quern fragments, all within an area of 75 square metres, in one corner of the field
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Carlyon, P.M.	1985	Romano-British Gabbroic Pottery	Truro		39, Group 45a,	Nos.91 & 170

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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