Record ID: SOM-B6F625
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small body shard from a Roman Gaulish Samian Ware vessel, dating from the 1st to mid-3rd century. The fabric is orange-red in colour with a glossy slip. It has a hard fine texture with abundant small limestone, fine quartz and mica inclusions. The shard is too small to determine the original form of the vessel. Length: 38.78mm, Width: 30.37mm, Thickness: 7.04mm Weight: 4.72g
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B6DE94
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shard from the base of an Oxfordshire Ware vessel. Around half of the base survives. The fabric is orange-buff in colour with sparse sub-angular iron ore inclusions varying widely in size and sparse large chalk lumps set in a micaceous matrix. Dark red-brown slip decorates the outer surface. However, this is heavily abraded and missing in places. Some of surviving slip shows a slight sheen on a few small patches. The base has straight, angled sides and a hole in the centre of the bottom. It would have been quite tall. The lack of further fragments makes it difficult to determine the …
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B6CAA5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shard from the base of a Roman, Nene Valley Ware vessel, dating to the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. The fragment consists of over half of the base of the vessel and a small portion of the sides. The fabric is off-white in colour with a sandy texture. Both the inner and outer surfaces have a dark brown-black slip colour coat that is missing in places, particularly on the inside surface. Abundant very fine quartz sand inclusions. The base is small with a slight neck directly above, before the sides of the vessel begin to widen, suggesting that it may have come from a beaker, flagon, jug or…
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B6B327
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two shards of Roman fine grey ware, found close together. Consisting of one rim and one base shard of a similar fabric. Both have grey inner and outer surfaces, with darker grey patches that are abraded in places, and slightly lighter cores. The main inclusions are sparse fine mica, abundant clear quartz and sparse light chalky fragments of various sizes. The base shard has part of the gently curving body of the vessel attached. The rim shard is lipped. However, its small size makes it difficult to determine the original form of the vessel. 1. Rim shard Length: 51.49mm, Width: 21.8…
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-DEFC27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75-175 AD. Behind the head, the circular headloop remains intact and complete, where a hinged copper-alloy pin would have been held in place with a cylindrical axis bar. The upper bow is rhomboid in section and undecorated. The central moulding, which does not extend to the back of the brooch, consists of three petals either side of a moulded ridge. There are two further parallel moulded ridges either side of this central feature. The lower bow is also rhomboid in section, with a central arris and a longitudinal line on eith…
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3426
Object type: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small body sherds of ? Lyvden/Stanion ware, grey fabric with pale-medium orange surfaces. Well-sorted rare to dense limestone ooliths c 0.5mm. Sparse, poorly sorted sub-angular ? Red ironstone up to 10mm. The surfaces are very abraded and consequently pitted.
Created on: Monday 14th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3390
Object type: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small body sherds of ? Lyvden/Stanion ware, grey fabric with pale-medium orange surfaces. Well-sorted rare to dense limestone ooliths c 0.5mm. Sparse, poorly sorted sub-angular ? Red ironstone up to 10mm. The surfaces are very weathered and consequently pitted.
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3051
Object type: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small body shard of dark brown-red shell tempered ware with a dark grey core and multiple unsorted inclusions.
Created on: Monday 1st July 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3042
Object type: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
body shard of thick coarse pink grog tempered ware with a medium grey core, unsorted fairly numerous inclusions.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3043
Object type: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rim shard of thick coarse pink grog tempered ware with a medium blue-grey core, unsorted fairly numerous soft white inclusions. Thick squared off almost horizontal rim.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3044
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rim shard of grey ware, a bead rim which is rounded but quite small the vessel wall appears to 'belly out', but very little remains. The vessel is pale blue- grey with a dark grey core and small micatious inclusions.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3045
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rim shard of grey ware, the rim is rounded but almost horizontal to the body, with a slightly convex upper surface, below this apporx 1cm of vertical body wall survives before the vessel begins to 'belly out'. The colour is fairly consistent all the way through the fabric, and is of a pale to medium grey colour.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3046
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small body shard of grey ware, the fabric is mid-dark blue-grey the outer surface is lighter than the inner, there are small numerous evenly distributed dark grey-black inclusions.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3047
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Very small body shard of grey ware, the fabric is mid-dark blue-grey the outer surface is lighter than the inner, there are small numerous evenly distributed dark grey-black inclusions.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3048
Object type: FOOD PREPARATION CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small body shard of very coarse shell tempered were which appears to have some evidence of soot staining, the fabric is a very platy dark buff/grey with a pitted surface and numerous unsorted inclusions.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3039
Object type: FOOD PREPARATION CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
a small rim shard of channel rimmed bowl the fabric is a pale orange buff with frequent well sorted pale grey quartzite inclusions. There is some soot accretion on the edge of the rim.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC3049
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small body shard of grey ware, the fabric is the outer surface is much darker grey than the inner surface, which is a very pale blue-grey there are no obvious inclusions. The fragment is decorated with a single line of rouletting.
Created on: Sunday 30th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC2820
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small fragment of base of pale brown/red (A5) Oxidised Ware with biscuit coloured core, there are no obvious inclusions.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC958
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small rim shard of Argonne Colour-coated ware with orange fabric (2.5YR 6/8) with matt black slip; the fabric is quite fine and the wheel marks prominent, there are very small but visible inclusions of sparse white grains. The rim gives a diameter of approximately 10cm, is slightly lipped rim from which body bulges outwards; the body is decorated from approx. 1cm below the rim with rouletting.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC901
Object type: FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two small shards of wheel made pink grog-tempered ware, the fabric has a pale orange surface with a heavy grey core, and is soft but well fired; the inclusions are ill sorted and dominated by angular grains of light grey colour; one shard is a small rim shard from a straight sided vessel with an approximate diameter of 14cm
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MOULTON', grid reference and parish protected.