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VESSEL
Unique ID: LANCUM-7AC07E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probably a rim sherd of a Roman fine ware vessel dating from the 1st-4th century AD. The vessel was made from light to medium grey coloured clay tempered with very small pieces of sand/grit. It was coated in a dark grey slip which is very worn in some areas. The rim was curved and the curvature of the sherd suggests that it came from a shallow bowl.
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: 43 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th October 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Swaffham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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