PUBLIC-E9D306: An abraded, coarsely tempered Iron Age pottery body sherd (c700BC-43AD), probably from a cooking pot or storage jar.

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Unique ID: PUBLIC-E9D306

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An abraded, coarsely tempered probable Iron Age pottery body sherd (c700BC-43AD), probably from a cooking pot or storage jar. The soft, fine grained fabric is dark grey throughout and has a patchy, reddish brown surface discolouration. The temper comprises small (≤ 4mm) angular fragments of a hard white mineral, possibly quartz.

Weight: 7.5g

A similar example recovered from the same area is recorded on the database at Record ID: PUBLIC E993A9

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 700 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th January 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Greenwich (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Peninsula (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3978
Four figure Latitude: 51.48387908
Four figure longitude: 0.00044864
1:25K map: TQ3978
1:10K map: TQ37NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Recovered whilst searching the Thames foreshore
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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