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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF-49F464

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A sherd from the body of a Roman greyware vessel. The fabric is soft and coarse and is tempered with plentiful fine mica and occasional poorly sorted angular quartz (<1.5mm). Both the surfaces and inner core are a mid-grey colour.

Length: 31.16mm, width: 24.68mm, thickness: 7.45mm, weight: 6.81g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.16 mm
Width: 24.68 mm
Thickness: 7.45 mm
Weight: 6.81 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Polstead

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

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

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