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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-2CA3D9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
IOW2015-2-463 A rim sherd, possibly of a Roman New Forest colour coated fine ware ceramic jug or flagon (c. AD 260-370). Compare with Fulford 1975: 46-50.
The core is grey and the outer surface is slightly darker and metallic in appearance. The breaks are old
Height: 36.0mm; width: 39.6mm; thickness: 22.3mm. Weight: 19.72g.
Fulford, M. G., New Forest Roman pottery. Manufacture and distribution, with a corpus of pottery types, British archaeological reports, 17, BAR, Oxford, (1975).
Class: Rim sherd
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 260
Date to: Circa AD 370
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 36 mm
Width: 39.6 mm
Thickness: 22.3 mm
Weight: 19.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-463
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulford, M.G. | 1975 | New Forest Roman Pottery: Manufacture and Distribution, with a Corpus of Pottery Types | Oxford | British Archaeological Reports 17 | 46-50 |
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