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AMPHORA

Unique ID: PUBLIC-888BB4

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A body sherd probably of Roman amphora. The exterior is hard, grey-pink; the inner face is grey-pink with several grit and a few quartzite/mica inclusions. The gritty fabric is oxidised and contains mica/quartzite, calcite and, possibly ferrous inclusions. Fractures are irregular. It is dated to between c43 and c410 AD and is lightly abraded.

The length is 29 mm, width 14 mm, thickness 19 mm and the weight, 7.12 g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 7.12 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Watercrook

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Undisturbed grassland

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Updated: 8 years ago

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