ESS-1B2F1C: Roman ceramic: Sherd of New Forest Ware

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Unique ID: ESS-1B2F1C

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a wheel made Roman New Forest beaker. The beaker dates to the period AD270-340. The fragment shows three decorative (pastry wheel) lines running around the circumference of the beaker.

The beaker is Fulford's Type 27. A straight sided indented vessel. The fragment is 88.60mm high and 75.20mm wide.

The fragment shows a greyish/brown glaze over an orange ochre base.

Class: Beaker

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 270
Date to: Circa AD 340

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 88.6 mm
Width: 75.2 mm
Weight: 33 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Castle Point (District)
Parish or ward: Canvey Island (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ8283
Four figure Latitude: 51.51659971
Four figure longitude: 0.6216859
1:25K map: TQ8283
1:10K map: TQ88SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Coastland
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal

References cited

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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