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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-3D02A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment, probably Roman, from a large-sized vessel, probably hand thrown (from the irregular, horizontal, shallow grooves on both surfaces) and with pink surfaces which are hard and rough on the obverse, hard and hackly on the reverse. The fabric is partly reduced, grey and rough. Fractures are worn, irregular and with some lamination. It is dated to between 43 and 410 AD and is moderately abraded.
The length is 54mm, width 40mm, thickness 9mm and the weight, 15.96g.
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: 54 mm
Width: 40 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 15.96 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013 - Saturday 1st August 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
Parish or ward: Brougham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY5328
Four figure Latitude: 54.64490715
Four figure longitude: -2.72982051
1:25K map: NY5328
1:10K map: NY52NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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