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VESSEL
Unique ID: WAW-2AAF82
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Eighty nine (89) sherds (Nine (9) rimsherds, six (6) basesherds and seventy four (74) bodysherds) of several wheel thrown ceramic vessels of a Romano-British Dorset Black Burnished type ware.
The sherds vary in thickness from 4.35mm to 9.09mm. In total they weigh 553 grams.
The sherds have a dark grey sandy fabric, with a dark burnished surface. This fabric type is similar to that known as Dorset Black Burnished ware and typically dates from 2nd to 4th Centuries AD (100 - 300 AD).
The rim and base forms present are characteristic of shallow open bowls.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Dorset Black Burnished type.
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface treatment: burnished
Surface texture: Smooth, powdery
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: 89
Weight: 553 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: Incomplete
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 finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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