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VESSEL

Unique ID: SOM-CD7FA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Two heavily abraded body sherds Roman Black Burnished Ware vessels (probably BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) dating c. AD 75-410. The larger appears to be from an everted rim but the upper part of the rim is lost .

All have are a hard fired, dark grey fabric with occasional brown areas. The fabric contains abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz, <1.5mm, rare sub-angular orange/brown iron stone, <1.5mm and occasional sub-angular white inclusions, <1mm, possibly flint appearing as white flecks, 6g in total weight.

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 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 6 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 17690

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Thornford

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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