Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
VESSEL
Unique ID: WILT-275BD4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rim and body sherd of Middle Bronze Age Deverel-Rimbury type ware (1600-1000 BC), with a coarse flint-temper.
Rim: Fairly simple with finger-tipping decoration, 51.35x26.52x17.87mm, 25.8g.
Body: 37.39x28.11x11.77mm, 13.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1600 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Wednesday 29th February 2012
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Broad Town
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: SUR-798396
Object type: VESSEL
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A body sherd of a Middle or Late Bronze Age (1500-800 BC) date, possibly of Deverel-Rimbury type. The fabric is a medium brown with a common …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: HAMP1019
Object type: VESSEL
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
100 abraded pottery sherds. Post- Deverel-Rimbury tradition.
Workflow: Published
Find number: KENT-41DD86
Object type: VESSEL
Broadperiod: BRONZE AGE
A body sherd of a Middle or Late Bronze Age (1500-800 BC) date, possibly of Deverel-Rimbury type. The fabric is poorly fired and a medium bro…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618