LON-EC87C4: Nine Roman pottery sherds from a bowl, of a Gaulish ware

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Unique ID: LON-EC87C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Nine Roman pottery sherds from a bowl, of a Gaulish ware (AD43-410). This large rim sherd is from a bowl with a squared rim and rounded shoulder. The shoulder is decorated with bands of horizontal grooves and the surface is burnished right up to and including the rim. Beneath the shoulder is unburnished. The internal surface is also decorated with a burnished pattern. The upper section has a solid band of burnishing and there is a central radiating linear pattern. This is a sand-tempered fabric has a pale grey core with dark grey surfaces. There are quite large quartz and large chunks of dark mica inclusions.

Beth Richardson and Amy Thorp note this is an unusual form and decoration, they believe it is Gaulish and possibly from Brittany.

Dimensions: Radius: 120mm; weight: 165.14g.

Identification by Amy Thorp and Beth Richardson, Roman pottery specialists, Museum of London Specialist Services.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance

Class: Bowl

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 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 9
Weight: 165.14 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Bridge (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst searching the Thames foreshore.
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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