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VESSEL
Unique ID: LANCUM-796033
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Samian.
Roman Samian Ware rim sherd from a Form 18/31 or 31 bowl dating 100-150AD rim sherd. Find recovered after Cumbrian floods the find is relatively unabraded and likely to be associated with uncovered structure 2 on the floodplain adjacent to and probably associated with a Roman fort. A series of structures are indicated. The length is 25mm, the width is 21mm, the thickness is 3mm and the weight is 3.51g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Burnished
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: PAPCASTLE
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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