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VESSEL
Unique ID: BH-712FBA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A rim sherd from a Roman samian vessel.
The sherd, which appears to be from a shallow dish, has a beaded rim and a wall with concave inner surface. The fabric is light orange and the slip is a dull reddish-brown.
Length: 33.8mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 4.2mm. Weight: 4g.
Class:
samian
Sub class: dish
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.8 mm
Width: 23.1 mm
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 1990
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/108 - 8
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Albury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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