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VESSEL
Unique ID: WAW-9897E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
324 bodysherds of several wheelthrown ceramic vessels of an miscellaneous (unsourced) local Romano-British greyware fabric.
The sherds vary in thickness from 4.51mm to 9.52mm. In total they weigh 2123 grams.
The sherds have a reduced grey fabric. Several variations on the greyware fabrics are present, which probably relate to different kilns and different clay sources. Typically this style of greyware dates from 2nd to 4th Centuries AD.
The bodysherds are not easily identifiable to form, but are most likely from utilitarian vessels such as storage jars.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: local (unsourced) greyware
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised 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.
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 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 324
Weight: 2123 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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