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VESSEL

Unique ID: SWYOR-B1CC53

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A wall sherd from a ceramic vessel, probably of Roman date, about AD 43 - 410. The coarse fabric is a light to medium grey colour and is vesicular, with inclusions of quartz and mica. The internal and external surfaces are both dark brown / grey; the outer surface being darker than the inner, and the core is lighter grey. The texture is irregular and the feel is fairly smooth.

The sherd is either from the shoulder of a necked vessel, just below the rim, or perhaps from a lid. The vessel has a maximum diameter of about 160mm and then curves inwards and out again creating an S shaped profile. The wider end of the sherd is decorated with a single horizontal groove. The sherd is 62.6mm long, 49.3mm wide ands 15.9mm thick. It weighs 35.95gm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 62.6 mm
Width: 49.3 mm
Thickness: 15.9 mm
Weight: 35.95 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th December 2014 - Thursday 5th March 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form 2519

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Hunmanby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA1174
Four figure Latitude: 54.14983781
Four figure longitude: -0.30198404
1:25K map: TA1174
1:10K map: TA17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 10 months ago

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