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BUC-C1C44C: Roman pottery rim sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: BUC-C1C44C

Object type certainty: Certain
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A slightly abraded rim sherd from an upright Roman pottery vessel such as a jar or cooking pot.

The steep-sided wall of the vessel curves outwards at the top, terminating in a beaded rim. The fabric has a light grey core and pinkish-orange surfaces.

Class: Pottery

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.44 mm
Width: 46.07 mm
Thickness: 9.85 mm
Weight: 32.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1998

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: wicken

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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