VESSEL

Unique ID: DOR-80F3B6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A sherd of Alice Holt/Farnham grey ware. Pale buff-grey reduced fabric with abundant, well sorted quartz sand temper. The exterior surface dark grey to silvery grey and has several horizontal and diagonal burnish lines. A body sherd from a jar. The Alice Holt/Farnham industry was active from the 1st to 4th centuries, but the slightly metallic finish suggests this may be the later product of the industry (i.e. after c AD 200 - 250) It is hard fired and wheelthrown.
Date: Roman - c. AD 200 - 400
Weight:11 g

See http://potsherd.net/atlas/Ware/AHGW.html

Class: Jar

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 11 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCMS 021783

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]
Surface Treatment: Burnished [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West
County: Dorset
District: North Dorset
To be known as: Marnhull

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]

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