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VESSEL
Unique ID: HESH-F5E0B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman dating.
The sherd is 7.39 mm thick and weighs 12.2 grams. It is 30.25 mm long and 40.14mm wide.
The sherd consists of a bodysherd with an oxidised fabric, with occasional coarse grit inclusions. This fabric type is similar to that known as Severn Valley ware, but a slightly coarser variant. It was produced through the Roman period in the Severn Valley area and typically consisted of flagons, cups and storage jars type vessels.The original rim diameter was 20cm and 6 % of the rim is present. This particular rim type and diameter is suggestive of a large storage type jar.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: severn valley ware (probably)
Rim type: Rounded everted
Rim diameter: 20cm
% of Rim remaining: 6 %
Thickness: 7.39mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth.
Condition of sherds: Abraded.
Sherd has been photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.25 mm
Width: 40.14 mm
Thickness: 7.39 mm
Weight: 12.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wroxeter and Uppington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
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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