SOM-4530FD: Roman Black Burnished ware base sherd

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Unique ID: SOM-4530FD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman ceramic sherd from a Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessel, dating c. AD 43 - 410. A flat base from a bowl or dish. Hard fired black fabric with burnishing on both the internal and external surface. Abundant sub-angular to sub-rounded small translucent quartz inclusions, <1.0mm.

Length: 40.2mm, Width: 44.3mm, Thickness: 7.8mm, Height: 13.6mm, Weight: 12.52g

Class: 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: 40.2 mm
Height: 13.6 mm
Width: 44.3 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm
Weight: 12.52 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt: 017417

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Martock CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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