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VESSEL
Unique ID: WAW-EC5825
Object type certainty: Certain
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Seven Roman rim sherds; seven wheel thrown ceramic vessels. The sherds are rim sherds, are of a fabric similar to, or what is known as Severn Valley ware. This type of pottery was produced throughout the Roman Period, in the Severn Valley area, and typically consisted of jars, jugs, flagons, bowls and tankards. The rims from six of the sherds appear to be from jars, such as those illustrated in Webster (1976), Figure 1.No. 2, and Figure 5 No. 24. The 7th sherd may be from a flanged bowl.
Together they weigh 115.6g.
Sherds specific details:
Fabric type: probably Severn Valley Ware or oxidised ware
Sherd type: body sherds
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: fairly hard but the surface is powdery.
Surface texture: Quite smooth
Condition of sherds: abraded.
Webster, P. 1976 'Severn Valley Ware: A Preliminary Study' Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeology SocietyVol. 94 pp.18-46
Class: Severn Valley Ware
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: 7
Weight: 115.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Saturday 1st March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tysoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3444
Four figure Latitude: 52.09330584
Four figure longitude: -1.50513266
1:25K map: SP3444
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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