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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-E19657
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of a Roman Black Burnished ware ceramic vessel (c. AD 43-c. 410).
This ?BB1 rim sherd from ?Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset is relatively hard fired. The rim is simple and rounded. The surfaces and core are greyish black. It is tempered with fine pieces of rounded sand and occasional pieces of sub-rounded unidentified stone which are up to c. 2.9mm in length. Tiny flecks of mica are present.
The undecorated surfaces have been burnished. All breaks appear to be recent.
Height: 34.6mm; width: 43.4mm; thickness: 7.9mm. Weight: 15.33g.
It is estimated that when complete, the outer diameter would have been about 160-180mm.
Class: Black Burnished ware
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 34.6 mm
Width: 43.4 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 15.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th August 2017 - Saturday 19th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-3-120
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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