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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF-2579D6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A body sherd from a Roman grey ware (GX) vessel and dates to c. 200-410 AD.

Approximately one quarter of the front face is decorated with multiple incised wavey lines.

This sherd measures 44.85mm in length, 38.53mm in width, 6.72mm in thickness and 11.13g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 44.85 mm
Width: 38.53 mm
Thickness: 6.72 mm
Weight: 11.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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