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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-C28122
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment from the side of a Roman South Gaulish (La Graufesenque) industry Samian plate or bowl probably of form 18/31, dating to the late 1st century, AD 90-110 (Webster 1996:33-35). The fabric is medium hard fired, bright pinkish-red, non-micaceous, with fairly abundent very fine white inclusions. The surface slip is a dark red. The remaining section is part of the stongly curved upper part of the wall with a beaded rim. Just above the lower break there is a distinct carination to a more shallow angled side wall. A line on the inner face also marks this change. The side is at least 28.9mm tall and the sherd has worn breaks on all sides apart from the top edge. The sherd weighs 11.86g.
Class: Form 18/31
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 90
Date to: Circa AD 110
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.86 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19290
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: Priddy (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST5450
Four figure Latitude: 51.24730611
Four figure longitude: -2.66043113
1:25K map: ST5450
1:10K map: ST55SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster, P. | 1996 | Roman Samian Pottery in Britain | C.B.A. |
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