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Unique ID: HESH-632788
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A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman dating.
The sherd is 5.57mm thick and weighs 3.63 grams. It is 23.96mm long and 26.28mm wide.
The sherd consists of a bodysherd with an oxidised fabric with a red slip. This fabric type is consistent with an imported fine ware from Gaul, known as Samian ware. This pottery type is typically dates from the 1st to 3rd Century AD. Subtle differences in the fabric can distinguish the origin of the pottery from South Gaul to Central Gaul or East Gaul.
The bodysherd is suggestive of a small cup, like Dragendorff 33 (a small conical cup with a footstand). This cup type was first appeared during the reign of Tiberius, but it was never common in Britain during the 1st century. It was only during the mid to late 2nd Century, when it became the most popular cup type (Webster, 2005, 45). Manufacture of this type continued in the third century in the East Gaulish kilns.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: samian
Rim type: Bead
Rim diameter: 12cm
% of Rim present: 6%
Thickness: 5.57mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface treatment: dark red slip
Surface texture: Smooth.
Condition of sherds: Abraded.
Sherd has been photographed.
Reference:
Webster, P. 2005. Roman Samian Pottery in Britain (reprint). Practical Handbook in Archaeology 13. Council for British Archaeology. York.
Class: samian
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 200
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.96 mm
Width: 26.28 mm
Thickness: 5.57 mm
Weight: 3.63 g
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Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SJ5608
Four figure Latitude: 52.667915
Four figure longitude: -2.652075
1:25K map: SJ5608
1:10K map: SJ50NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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