Record ID: WAW-161BD6 - IRON AGE oven furniture

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Oven Furniture

Unique ID: WAW-161BD6

A fragment of a fired clay oven plate or lid.

The fragment present was part of a larger sub-circular thick fired clay disc, commonly found in Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD) sites. The fabric consists of an oxidised grog tempered fabric, with frequent fossil shell inclusions.

It measures 69.49mm in length, 51.91mm in width and is 20.54mm thick. It weighs 72.8 grams.

Discs like this have been found in several sites in Oxfordshire and there is currently debate on their original use. The main hypothesis is that they functioned as either oven plates or lids.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 500 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 69.49 mm
Width: 51.91 mm
Thickness: 20.54 mm
Weight: 72.8 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: West Midlands
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford On Avon
Parish: Tysoe

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP3544
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th July 2005

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Teresa Gilmore - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Teresa Gilmore - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Tysoe

References cited

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