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Unique ID: FAKL-315129
Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman folded beaker body sherd, terracotta colour, sides deeply indented, band of finely incised vertical lines around body. Rilling marks left by throwing cover the interiour. Diameter of vessel cannot be determined, Height 57mm, Width 44mm Thickness 2.2mm, Mass 6.36g
Fabric: Colour: terracotta surfaces, pink core. Hard fired fabric, Inclusions: black mineral, sparse density, grain size >0.2mm, sub angular, well sorted.
Shaping: wheel thrown, no surface treatment,, sherd appears unabraded.
Form: Folded beaker body sherd.
Class:
Quartz filler, fine, sparse, terracotta coloured
Sub class: Mortarium
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 400
Quantity: 1
Height: 57 mm
Width: 44 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 6.36 g
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Other reference: SWY 802
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SE5849
Four figure Latitude: 53.93388181
Four figure longitude: -1.11807482
1:25K map: SE5849
1:10K map: SE54NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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