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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-470612
Object type certainty: Certain
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A basesherd/fragment of a wheelthrown ceramic vessel. The sherd is 7.53mm thick and weighs 16.1g. The sherd is 32.61mm long and 45.91mm wide. The sherd consists of a basesherd, most likely from a a Roman storage jar type, in a fabric displaying similar characteristics to Severn Valley Ware. This type of pottery is generally consistent with a broad Romano-British dating, 1st to 4th Century AD. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Severn Valley Ware Sherd type: basesherd Base type: Flat Base diameter: 6cm % of Base present: 19% Wall thickness: 7.53mm Firing condition: oxidised interior, unoxidised core, oxidised exterior Hardness: hard Condition of sherds: slightly abraded Sherd/fragment photographed.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.61 mm
Width: 45.91 mm
Thickness: 7.53 mm
Weight: 16.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th October 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Brailes
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Brailes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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