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Unique ID: SUR-5C3D28
Object type certainty: Certain
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Part of the base of a Roman decorated greyware pottery vessel. Internally the sherd is burnt which could suggest use as a cremation vessel. The breaks are fairly fresh.
Malcolm Lyne reports:
This is one of two things.
1. The truncated lower portion of an unusual jar type with stubby everted rim, humbug burnished decoration on the body and a low-slung carination. Jars of this type were made in the Chichester area between c.AD.140 and 200. One was present in Burial Group 228 at the St Pancras cemetery (Down 1971, Fig.5.26) and I have seen others elsewhere.
2. A Rowlands Castle ware carinated bowl of Fishbourne type 209 (c.AD.120-200).
I favour the latter, although the fabric is not exactly typical.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 120
Date to: Circa AD 200
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.94 mm
Weight: 151 g
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Other reference: 14-236
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SZ6292
Four figure Latitude: 50.72432371
Four figure longitude: -1.12300476
1:25K map: SZ6292
1:10K map: SZ62SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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