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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-1CE53C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Seven Roman ceramic sherds from Black Burnished ware (BB1, three definitely from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset, four possibly South West variant) vessels, dating c. AD 43 - 410. Five are body sherds, one from the everted neck of a closed vessel (jar); two are rim sherds probably from flared rims of closed vessels with a convex curved upper surface and slight thickening on the outer side at the top edge, not enough to be called a rolled or beaded edge. A relatively fine grained, hard black - dark grey fabric throughout, with evidence of blacker slip and burnishing on the exterior and on both the interior and exterior surface of the rim sherds, worn away in places. Moderate sub-rounded to sub-angular translucent quartz inclusions, <1.5mm, occasional white angular feldspar inclusions most <1mm and some <2.5mm, and rare orange/brown iron stone, <1.5mm.
All are too small to estimate the diameter or the form. All are abraded, some highly. Total weight: 40.44g.
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: 7
Weight: 40.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018 - Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19431
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Withycombe CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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