LANCUM-9A01D4: Roman Samian Vessel Base Sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: LANCUM-9A01D4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Wheel-thrown base sherd of a vessel of Roman samian fineware pottery. This sherd shows no decoration. The fabric is pink-orange and there is a little of the orange-red slip remaining. There is a small defect on the outer face of the base made by the maker of the vessel.

Class: Sherd of a

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 210

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 13 mm

Discovery dates

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

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Slipped

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	18-24
Laing, L.	2003	Pottery In Britain 4000BC-AD1900: A Guide To Identifying Pot Sherds	Essex	Greenlight Publishing	51-55

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

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