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VESSEL
Unique ID: BERK-9C0542
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A collection of three sherds of Roman pottery, including one rim and one body sherds Oxfordshire whiteware mortaria, and one rim sherd from a small Oxfordshire colour coated ware bowl or dish. These sherds were all recovered from a field with known Roman kilns, which were active from c. AD 240-375. It is likely that these vessels sherds originated at these kilns.
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 375
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2011.243
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: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Horspath (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5605
Four figure Latitude: 51.740915
Four figure longitude: -1.190367
1:25K map: SP5605
1:10K map: SP50NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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