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VESSEL

Unique ID: YORYM-D4E0A6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date. The fragment has an oxidised buff orange fabric with a hard, smooth/powdery texture and is of a local (unsorced) type. Ovoid voids are present suggesting calcareous inclusions.
The fragment is 39.1mm long, 30.6mm wide, 5.6mm thick and weighs 5.6g.

Class: Body Sherd

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 39.1 mm
Width: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 5.6 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Dean and Shelton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0467
Four figure Latitude: 52.2913
Four figure longitude: -0.476585
1:25K map: TL0467
1:10K map: TL06NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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