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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-888737
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Iron Age pottery sherd, probably of Middle to late Iron Age, c. 3rd century BC to 1st century AD
The fragment is an abraded body sherd (29mm long, 27mm wide and with a weight of 5.9g) from a straight-sided and thin-walled (5.5mm) vessel. The sherd thins at one end, possibly indicating the base of the neck of the vessel. The fabric is tempered with shell and limestone, with rounded quartz and occasional grog inclusions.
Sub class: neck
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th June 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2009.208
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Donats (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS9168
Four figure Latitude: 51.400525
Four figure longitude: -3.568294
1:25K map: SS9168
1:10K map: SS96NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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