WILT-6DC1C4: Roman vessel with possible grafitti

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VESSEL

Unique ID: WILT-6DC1C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

100 sherds of Roman black/brown reduced ware, collectively weighing 948g. Several sherds are slightly reddened through fire contact. One sherd has a trace of rectilinear possible grafitti. Several forms: Cavetto rim jars, some black and burnished; Shallow vertically sided dishes, some with a slight external bead; Bowls with external 'Pie dishes'. Very few other forms, jar with only slightly everted rim and fragment of a lid (Young, C. BAR 43, type R76.2)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 100
Weight: 948 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Monday 6th June 2011

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Keevil

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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