VESSEL

The majority of the coins were still in the base of the pot when reported. B. Green described it as follows: "Only the lower part of the jar which contained the hoard survives, the neck and rim being missing. This is 4.5 inches high; when complete the jar was probably 6.5 inches high. The grey fabric is hard and slightly sandy; it is well-fired. The body of the vessel was originally burnished black. The jar is decorated with two shallow, horizontal grooves above the maximum diameter. The form and fabric are similar to other third century AD vessels from Norfolk, but the absence of the neck and rim makes accurate dating and comparisons impossible." (in Carson 1969, 140)