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KILN FURNITURE
Unique ID: BH-2D5E05
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic floor from a pottery kiln, probably of Roman date.
The piece is irregular in form and retains none of its original edges. It measures approximately 185mm long, 140mm wide, 45mm thick and weighs 915.1g. Located just off-centre is a vertical, hour-glass shaped perforation. Surrounding this are the remnants of five further perforations. Areas of the original surface remain, set slightly below the level of the top of the perforations. The fabric is reddish-orange and contains small stone and sand inclusions.
In 1973, a Roman pottery kiln was excavated in Bricket Wood, close to where this piece was discovered (Saunders and Havercroft 1977). The excavated kiln did not retain its floor, but three fire bar fragments (two unstratified and one from an adjacent ditch) were recovered (p. 148-149). Parallels for this type of perforated kiln floor are known from Roman Britain, including from the Nene Valley industry, west of Peterborough.
Class: Floor
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 185 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight: 915.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/122 - 13
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
Parish or ward: St. Stephen (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL1203
Four figure Latitude: 51.714558
Four figure longitude: -0.380237
1:25K map: TL1203
1:10K map: TL10SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders, C. and Havercroft, A. B | 1977 | A kiln of the Potter Oastrivs and Related Excavations at Little Munden Farm, Bricket Wood | Hertford | St. Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society |
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