WMID-725CBD: Roman: Incomplete Black burnished ware vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-725CBD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Description: Roman. Rimsherd, probably from a straight sided bowl. Black Burnished imitiation probably, frequent quartz. Black.

Fabric: Black. Banded. dark grey core. Black exterior. Dark brown to grey interior. Hard.

Inclusions: Frequent quartz (< 0.5 mm). Well sorted.

Forming: Wheel thrown. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: possibly burnished. Condition: Abraded.

Form: bowl

Fragment: Rimsherd

Notes: Diameter of rim: c. 200 mm. Percentage of rim present: 8 %. Thickness: 11.5 mm. Mass: 26.7 g.

Class: Black Burnished imitation?
Sub 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 100
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.5 mm
Weight: 26.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th July 2015 - Wednesday 15th July 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2940
Four figure Latitude: 52.05762809
Four figure longitude: -1.57845151
1:25K map: SP2940
1:10K map: SP24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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