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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-36ADF8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date. The vessel is a rim sherd from a local (unsourced) miscellaneous greyware dish/vessel. The fragment is a semi-circular projecting rim. The fabric is fairly hard and gritty with a smooth feel and ribbed effect interior to the curve. It is a mid-grey colour throughout.
The sherd is 94.5mm x 32.5mm x 15.7mm. Weight: 61g. Overall diameter: 36cm (projected using rim chart); approx.9% remaining.
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
Length: 94.5 mm
Width: 32.5 mm
Thickness: 15.7 mm
Weight: 61 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04743
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bielby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7844
Four figure Latitude: 53.88633059
Four figure longitude: -0.81478527
1:25K map: SE7844
1:10K map: SE74SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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