WMID-731AD8: Roman: Incomplete Severn Valley ceramic vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-731AD8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Description: Roman. bodysherd, probably from a jar. Severn Valley ware probably, Sparse quartz; Occasional charcoal. Orange.

Fabric: Orange. Banded. Grey core. Dark orangeinterior. patchy orange and grey exterior. Hard.

Inclusions: Sparse quartz (< 1 mm); Occasional charcoal(< 2 mm). Well sorted.

Forming: Wheel thrown. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: traces of red slip on exterior. Condition: Abraded.

Form: jar

Fragment: bodysherd

Notes: Diameter of vessel: Too small to accurately estimate. Thickness: 5.5 mm. Mass: 8.5 g. Faint Toothbrush marks from cleaning on exterior

Class: severn valley ware?
Sub class: Jar

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
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 8.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th April 2015 - Thursday 30th April 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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