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VESSEL
Unique ID: BUC-71F4F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two sherds of Roman samian ware vessel, dating from the 2nd Century AD.
1- A rim sherd. The sherd in an irregular pentagon shape, and has a slight curve in profile. The fragment is hard, with a pink orange core, the exterior is a glossy red colour created with the slip coating. The exterior is decorated with moulded relief which starts near the worn break of the fragment. There is a horizontal indentation border, with a border of three inverted arches which most likely runs round the vessel in a repeated border. Above the the borders are circular indentations, this is probably air bubbles from firing. On the reverse there is no decoration. The sherd measures 51.3mm by 45.00, is 6.6mm in thickness at the rim, and weighs 14.11g.
2- A body sherd. The sherd is rectangular in shape. The fragment is hard, with a pink orange core, the exterior is a glossy red colour created with the slip coating. There is no decoration on the sherd. It measures 19.6mm by 12.2mm, and is 5.1mm thick. It weighs 1.60g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 15.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4811
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hanslope (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8147
Four figure Latitude: 52.11539826
Four figure longitude: -0.81849631
1:25K map: SP8147
1:10K map: SP84NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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