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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-CF0D51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Roman dating (2nd to 4th Centuries AD).
The sherd consists of a rimsherd, in a fabric is similar to that of Oxfordshire whiteware, consistent with 2nd to 4th Century AD dating. The rim type is that of a rounded everted type, probably consistent with a storage bowl or jar.
The sherd is 5.0 mm thick and weighs 17.2 g. It has a length of 32.4 mm and is 64.1 mm wide.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Oxfordshire whiteware
Sherd type: rimsherd
Rim type: rounded everted
Rim diameter: 14 cm
% of Rim present: 15 %
Wall thickness: 5.0 mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: hard
Surface texture: Smooth
Surface treatment: none
Condition of sherds: slightly abraded.
Sherd was photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 64.1 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 17.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd May 2015 - Saturday 2nd May 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Islip (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9878
Four figure Latitude: 52.39126253
Four figure longitude: -0.56132065
1:25K map: SP9878
1:10K map: SP97NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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