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VESSEL
Unique ID: NCL-876AE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A base fragment of a late Roman ceramic vessel, a calcite-gritted jar from a Yorkshire kiln, c. 250-400.
The sherd consists of the base of a jar and a small portion of wall. The clay is a dark grey colour with a charcoal-black exterior. Large calcite inclusions can be seen in the fabric, many of which have been lost (due to the chemical reaction between the calcite and the acidic nature of the local soils), creating pitting or 'vesicles' on the interior and exterior surfaces of the sherd.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 32.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd April 2012 - Tuesday 8th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
Parish or ward: Moulton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2302
Four figure Latitude: 54.41293
Four figure longitude: -1.64712
1:25K map: NZ2302
1:10K map: NZ20SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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