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MORTARIUM
Unique ID: WAW-965E17
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
15 sherds (6 rimsherds, 13 bodysherds, 1 basesherd) of several wheel thrown ceramic vessels of a Romano-British mortarium type.
The sherds vary in thickness from 6.93mm to 9.51mm. In total they weigh 357 grams.
The sherds have a pale white ware fabric, with coarse grit on the internal surface. This fabric type is similar to that known as the Oxfordshire White Mortarium type. This pottery type is typically dates from the 2nd to 5th centuries AD (AD 100-400).
The rim types present consist mainly of developed flanged rims, consistent with an large open bowl type mortaria.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Oxfordshire white ware
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth.
Condition of sherds: Variable. Some sherds demonstrate a high degree of abrasion, with rounded edges whereas other sherds have sharp, fresh breaks.
A representative selection of the sherds have been photographed.
Class: Oxfordshire white
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 15
Weight: 357 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th July 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tysoe
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tysoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3545
Four figure Latitude: 52.102234
Four figure longitude: -1.490434
1:25K map: SP3545
1:10K map: SP34NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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