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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-4DC962
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman, probably Nene Valley, colour-coated sherd from a small vessel. It has a dark grey slip on both surfaces, which are hard and smooth, and external rouletted decoration. The fabric is fine-grained and pink/buff with fine voids, calcite and scant mica inclusions. Fractures are fine and abraded. It is dated to between c100 to c400 AD. The length is 20mm, the width, 26 mm, the thickness, 3 mm and it weighs 2.71 gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2015 - Thursday 31st December 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
Parish or ward: Natland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD5190
Four figure Latitude: 54.30324261
Four figure longitude: -2.75449656
1:25K map: SD5190
1:10K map: SD59SW
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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