NARC-C93983: NARC-C93983 : Vessel : Roman

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VESSEL

Unique ID: NARC-C93983

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A ceramic base sherd from a Roman Samian ware Vessel of Roman date (AD 120-260). The sherd consists of a partially retained circular foot ring with the remains of the floor of the vessel projecting at a shallow angle from the top of the foot ring and terminating in old breaks around the entire circumference and along two sections of the base. 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.

Length: 70.50mm, Height: 21.57mm, Width: 49.80mm, Thickness: 9.45mm, Weight: 33.00g

Subsequent actions

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 120
Date to: Circa AD 260

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 70.5 mm
Height: 21.57 mm
Width: 49.8 mm
Thickness: 9.45 mm
Weight: 33 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Corby (District)
Parish or ward: Stanion (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9085
Four figure Latitude: 52.45554788
Four figure longitude: -0.67696281
1:25K map: SP9085
1:10K map: SP98NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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