Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-9E1C1B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A ceramic body sherd from a Roman samian ware vessel dating to the period c. AD 120 - 260. The sherd is sub-triangular l in shape and C-shaped in profile. All edges terminate in old breaks. The fabric is a buff orange colour and is fully oxidised. It is hard and exhibits frequent micaceous inclusions. The vessel has been coated in a dark orange/brown slip which has been heavily abraded in places. The exterior of the vessel exhibits moulded relief pattern consisting of an upper linear border and possibly a figure below.
Length: 33.41mm, Width: 20.73mm, Thickness: 6.33mm, Weight: 3.4g.
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 120
Date to: Circa AD 260
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.41 mm
Width: 20.73 mm
Thickness: 6.33 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
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Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SP9789
Four figure Latitude: 52.49029996
Four figure longitude: -0.57281983
1:25K map: SP9789
1:10K map: SP98NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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