Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: HESH-93D112
Object type certainty: Certain
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Two body sherds of local Roman pottery - severn valley ware - the sherds are too small to be diagnostic
The fragments measure:
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Sherd specific details:
Fabric Type: Severn Valley Ware
Fabric Condition: A soft fabric with inclusions.
Firing Condition: Oxidised (orange) throughout.
Surface texture: Worn
Condition of sherd. Abraded
Inclusions: Sparse angular and rounded quartz grains - Mica rich
Glaze: None
Class: Severn Valley Ware
Current location of find: Newport History Society
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 400
Quantity: 2
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Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service; Object Entry Form: E. 00992
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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