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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-B80017
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A collection of three ceramic heavily abraded greyware vessel sherds of Roman date dating to c.AD 43-410. All three sherds are from a similar hard fired grey fabric, with a sandy temper. Abundant black sub-rounded chert, <1mm, occasional rounded to sub-angular quartz, <2mm (although most quartz inclusions visible <1mm), rare sub-rounded grey stone inclusions, <2.5mm, occasional iron stone, and with frequent micaeous flecks. None of the pieces are diagnostic of the form of vessel they originate from althoguh the base may be from a flagon ot jug.
Sherd A: Has a cordon on the outside and may be part of an everted rim or neck but is too abraded to be clear. It is 41.48mm in length with a width of 28.66mm and a weight of 18.36g
Sherd B: is 37.86mm long with a width of 20.66mm and a weight of 12.50g
Sherd C: is slightly darker than the other two sherds, on its inner surface and is 57.86mm long with a weight of 41.29g
Sherd D is a narrow base sherd with flat base, a slight projecting flat foot ring on the ouside,and a blackened interior. Vessel c. 700mm in external diameter at the base. The foot ring suggests a flagon or jug but this is not certain dure to incompleteness. 20.85g.
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: 4
Weight: 93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt No 019114
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: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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