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VESSEL

Unique ID: WILT-A81881

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A ceramic rim sherd from a Roman grog-tempered vessel dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The vessel has a flattened rim. The fabric is hard and is varied in colour ranging from orange to mid grey.. It exhibits frequent poorly sorted angular inclusions of orange, grey and buff coloured grog.

The sherd is 51mm in height, 69.75mm wide and weighs 49.45 grams.

Class: Grog-tempered

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: 1
Height: 51 mm
Width: 69.75 mm
Weight: 49.45 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSWM 4495

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Purton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU0890
Four figure Latitude: 51.60877832
Four figure longitude: -1.88587154
1:25K map: SU0890
1:10K map: SU09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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