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VESSEL
Unique ID: BERK-3BFB25
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rim sherd from an wheel-thrown Oxfordshire Ware Roman vessel, probably a storage jug or jar. The fabric is a pink colour externally with a grey core and occasional fine to small iron ore inclusions. No outer slip or paint survives. The Oxfordshire potteries were functioning from c. AD 240-400.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 240
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.99 mm
Width: 51.69 mm
Thickness: 13.88 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2011.205
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Oxford (District)
To be known as: Iffley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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