IOW-93A225: Roman Black Burnished Ware Body Sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: IOW-93A225

Object type certainty: Certain
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A body sherd of a Roman Black Burnished Ware vessel. The fabric is dark grey and tempered with gritty and sandy material. The breaks are old and abraded. 57.7 x 40.0 x 5.5mm. Weight: 17.09g.

Class: Body sherd

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: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 57.7 mm
Width: 40 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 17.09 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st January 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2010-6-3

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Beachcombing
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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