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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-43DD14

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Two Roman pottery sherds. Both are probably sherds of two separate mortaria. One is a pale cream in colour and appears to be a rim sherd. The other is an ochre colour and appears to be a body sherd. Both sherds contain course inclusions for grinding foodstuffs. Total weight of both sherds is 39.3 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2
Weight: 39.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010 - Saturday 31st July 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Fisherwick (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1807
Four figure Latitude: 52.660426
Four figure longitude: -1.735312
1:25K map: SK1807
1:10K map: SK10NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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