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VESSEL
Unique ID: GLO-D114B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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Amphora shards. One is a rim and the rest are wall shards. Pinkish-buff surface with abundant angular quarts inclusions. Similar examples found a sea mills, these were Dressel 20 type which dated to the Flavian Period. Average size length 88mm, width 70mm, thickness 12mm.
Hurst, 1985, Kingsholm, Gloucester Archaeological Publications pp55-96
Bennet J, 1985, Sea Mills The roman Town of Abonae, City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Monograph number 3.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Length: 51 mm
Width: 49 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Friday 31st December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4539
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Gloucester (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8319
Four figure Latitude: 51.869313
Four figure longitude: -2.248311
1:25K map: SO8319
1:10K map: SO81NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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