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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-730B33
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel.
The sherd is 5.83mm thick and weighs 3.2g. It is 20.09mm long and 25.20mm wide.
The sherd consists of a rimsherd, in a fabric similar to that of an Malvernian rock tempered coarseware, of Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). The sherd is probably from a bowl type vessel, imitating the popular Dorset Black Burnished ceramic type.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Malvernian Rock tempered / Black Burnished imitation
Sherd type: Rimsherd
Rim type: BEAD (beaded rim)
Diameter of Rim: 20cm
Percentage of Rim present: 3%
Wall thickness: 5.83mm
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Medium
Surface treatment: Burnished
Surface texture: Smooth
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherd was photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.09 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 5.83 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Brailes
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3040
Four figure Latitude: 52.057575
Four figure longitude: -1.563867
1:25K map: SP3040
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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