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VESSEL
Unique ID: BH-2934A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A rim sherd from a large ceramic jar of Roman to Medieval date. The rim extends outwards at 90 degrees from the body of the vessel. It has a flat upper surface and a convex underside. The point at which the underside of the rim meets the outer surface of the pot is marked by a groove. The fabric is light grey, has a pinkish-brown surface and sand inclusions. The edges are slightly abraded. It measures 84.7mm long, 36.2mm wide and 14.2mm thick. It weighs 46.32g.
Class: Ceramic
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 84.7 mm
Width: 36.2 mm
Thickness: 14.2 mm
Weight: 46.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/23 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Hail Weston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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