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VESSEL
Unique ID: LANCUM-7689A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Unknown oxidised ware perhaps Roman amphora fragment possibly Roman 1st to 4th centuryAD. Find recovered after Cumbrian floods the find is abraded and unlikely to be associated with uncovered structures on the floodplain adjacent to and probably associated with a Roman fort. A series of structures are indicated.The length is 21mm, width 18mm, thickness 6mm and the weight is 3.59g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: PAPCASTLE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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