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AMPHORA

Unique ID: LANCUM-99DDD5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Moulded rim sherd of a Roman amphora. The fabric is a pale orange colour with medium sized black and brown grit inclusions and is very worn. There is no decoration. Possibly from a North African cylindrical form amphora. Amphoras were used in the Roman period to transport wine, fish sauce and olive oil among other products.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 70 mm
Width: 35 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 29.38 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Moulded
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: South Ribble (District)
Parish or ward: Walton-le-Dale (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD5528
Four figure Latitude: 53.74642
Four figure longitude: -2.683827
1:25K map: SD5528
1:10K map: SD52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
de la Bedoyere, G.	2000	Pottery in Roman Britain	Princes Risborough	Shire Publications	36-39

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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