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VESSEL

Unique ID: WAW-4593D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment from a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of an imported Roman pottery type, dating from AD43-410. The point of a Roman amphora, sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in profile.

Diameter: 39.19mm. Thickness: 23.30mm. Weight: 39.32g

Sherd specific details:

Fabric type: pale, coarse yellow fabric

Hardness: hard

Surface texture: rough

Condition of fragment: abraded

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 23.3 mm
Weight: 39.32 g
Diameter: 39.19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Sunday 19th May 2013

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Bromsgrove (District)
Parish or ward: Hagley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9282
Four figure Latitude: 52.43591399
Four figure longitude: -2.11910216
1:25K map: SO9282
1:10K map: SO98SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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