POT SHERD

Unique ID: CORN-828078

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Pottery body sherd of a Dressel type amphora (Carl Thorpe pers comm). The sherd is made up of a hard rough fabric, orange in colour throughout, with small mica and dark grey-coloured augite inclusions, and large chunks of quartz.

Quinnell (2004) refers to sherds of Dressel Type 1-4 from Trethurgy on page 101, but these are not illustrated but dated from the Late Iron Age to the Roman period. Late Iron Age to Romano-British period c. 1st century BC to 2nd century AD

Subsequent actions

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

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Length: 46 mm
Width: 51 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 21.74 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th June 2003

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Anna Tyacke - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Anna Tyacke - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Wheel made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

A resized image of Late Iron Age / Romano-British Dressel type amphora sherd (exterior)

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A resized image of Late Iron Age / Romano-British Dressel type amphora sherd (interior)

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West
County: Cornwall
District: Penwith
Parish: St Buryan

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4027
Four figure Latitude: 50.086094 Four figure longitude: -5.636048
1:25K map: SW4027
1:10K map: SW47SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]

References cited

Quinnell, H., 2004. Trethurgy: Excavations at Trethurgy Round, St. Austell Truro : Cornwall County Council, pp101

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