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VESSEL
Unique ID: BERK-1E9030
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
One Roman pottery rim and flange sherd from a mortaria (AD 240-300). The mortaria is made from Oxfordshire white ware with multi-coloured quartz grits. The flange is flat and the rim is an angular upstanding bead rim, all conforming to Young M19 3 Dimensions: weight 38.38g. Reference: Young, C.J. Oxfordshire Roman Pottery B.A.R. 43
Notes:
BERK-1E9030; BERK-1E7A01; BERK-1E66C6; BERK-1E3D75; BERK-1E2655; BERK-1DB2E1 are all found in the same area. These probably represent a kiln site.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
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 240
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 38.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Oxford (District)
To be known as: Oxford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, C.J. | 1977 | Oxfordshire Roman Pottery | B.A.R. 43 |
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