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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-DB68E3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A rim sherd of wheelmade Roman pottery. The rim has an external diameter of 11cm and an internal diameter of 9cm. Approximately just over 10% of the rim survives. The rim proper is wide and well rounded and slightly hooked over at the terminal of the rim proper. Striations can be seen on the underside of the rim proper. On the internal surface of the rim there is an incised circle, which is about 3.3mm wide. The vessel has been tempered with shell ranging in size from < 1mm to > 5mm. This type of pottery dates to the later Roman period, circa 3rd - 4th Century.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 36.1 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: York
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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