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VESSEL

Unique ID: IOW-FB0D13

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Rim sherd of a Late Iron Age "saucepan" pot. length 80mm, width 80mm and between 7mm and 9mm thick. Weight 70.71g. It can be estimated that when the vessel was complete it would have been between 25cm and 30cm in diameter at the rim. The vessel is crudely made and is tempered with sub-round and sub-angular pieces of chalk. Coil junctions are visible within the abraded breaks. The matrix is reddish grey (Munsell colour 5YR 5/4).

Class: Pottery

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 80 mm
Width: 80 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 70.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th January 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2004-28

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brighstone Parish

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found in shingle near High Water Mark
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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