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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-18BA22
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Three Roman ceramic sherds, each from separate greyware vessels, probably dating to c. AD 43-410. All three sherds are of a similar hard fired pale grey fabric, with abundant sub-rounded quartz inclusions, <1mm, abundant sub-rounded iron stone, <2mm, occasional grey/white stone inclusions, <2mm, and frequent micaeous flecks.Sherds 1 and 2 are both everted rim sherds from storage vessels, sherd 1 from a vessel with a mouth diameter of around 17cm, both also appear to be wheel thrown. Sherd 3 is an undecorated body sherd from a thicker walled greyware vessel.
Sherd 1: Length: 25.0mm, Width: 54.6mm, Thickness: 7.3mm, Weight: 10.08g.
Sherd 2: Length: 28.7mm, Width: 33.3mm, Thickness: 6.1mm, Weight: 9.74g.
Sherd 3: Weight: 11.11g.
Class: Storage vessel
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: 3
Weight: 30.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016 - Friday 30th September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 016943
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Withycombe CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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