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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-51D6E8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic body sherd of Unknown date (AD 43-1500).
The grey fabric is tempered with crushed angular flint and the breaks are abraded.
The largest inclusion measures: 4.9mm x 2.9mm.
Length: 72.9mm; width: 62.5mm; thickness: 6.1mm. Weight: 35.98g.
Surface find within the inter-tidal zone.
Class: body sherd
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 72.9 mm
Width: 62.5 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 35.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-3-7
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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