BH-EB4526: Rim sherd from Hadham Ware jar

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Unique ID: BH-EB4526

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman pottery sherd. Rim sherd from a Hadham Ware jar of late 2nd to 4th C. AD date. The rim is overhanging. The inside wall of the vessel extends smoothly into the rim, which has a convex outer edge and a concave underside. The walls are steep (80 to 90 degrees). The fabric is mid grey in colour and has a mid orange surface. There are no visible inclusions. The sherd measures 75mm long by 33.7mm high and 6.4mm thick (walls). The weight is 37.85g. The edges are slightly abraded.

Class: Hadham Ware jar

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 175
Date to: Circa AD 350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 75 mm
Width: 33.7 mm
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 37.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th April 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver entry no. 04/91 - 51

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Albury

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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