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VESSEL
Unique ID: WILT-84D56D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A body sherd of a Roman New Forest Ware ceramic vessel (c. AD 260/70-c. 410). The wheel made fragment is probably from a New Forest Colour-coated beaker. It has a light grey reduced core with a light orange brown inner and outer surface. The colour coating on the outside is dark grey. The artefact is decorated with a horizontal groove with a curved zig zag groove below.
The sherd is 18.95mm in length, 20.35mm wide, 4.35mm thick and weighs 1.77 grams.
Class: New forest ware
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.95 mm
Width: 20.35 mm
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Weight: 1.77 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4806
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
Parish or ward: Greinton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST4035
Four figure Latitude: 51.11113808
Four figure longitude: -2.85848022
1:25K map: ST4035
1:10K map: ST43NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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