ESS-F3F8F2: ESS-F3F8F2 Iron Age pottery sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: ESS-F3F8F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Iron Age pottery vessel fragment. The fabric is oxidised and is grog tempered with silver mica inclusions. There is a band of short diagonal grooves decorating the outer wall. It is probably from a storage jar, dating 50BC-75AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: 50 BC
Date to: AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 85.6 mm
Width: 50.18 mm
Thickness: 23.83 mm
Weight: 39.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th July 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Maldon (District)
To be known as: Langford CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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