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TESSERA

Unique ID: BERK-9E44A6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Roman tessera. Orange fabric with occasional small grog inclusions within a micaceous matrix. Hand made. There are traces of white mortar adhering to four surfaces. It is the same fabric as the Oxfordshire kilns produces. Dimensions: length: 23.82mm; width: 20.85mm; thickness: 22.60mm; weight: 15.96g.

Notes:

Part of a dense scatter of Roman pottery, metalwork and tile.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.82 mm
Width: 20.85 mm
Thickness: 22.6 mm
Weight: 15.96 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2005 - Sunday 1st May 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Milton-Under-Whychwood

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Returned to finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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