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VESSEL
Unique ID: WILT-4E7C25
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two adjoining sherds of pot thrown Roman terra sigillata (samian sare) from the same vessel dating to the period AD 43-250. The sherds have an orangey patina and the majority of the glaze is intact. There is a raised U shape repetitive motif around the top with a raised line below and beneath that raised relief of a galloping horse and rider looking backwards.
Piece 1
65.87mm in length by 50.92mm in width and 8.04mm thick. It weighs 27.08g.
Piece 2
50.35mm in length by 42.14mm in width and 8.04mm thick. It weighs 19.40g.
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: Exactly AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.92 mm
Width: 89.43 mm
Thickness: 8.04 mm
Weight: 46.46 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SWMM 4123
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winsley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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