Record ID: KENT-A6C65C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic sherd from a Samian ware vessel dating to the period c AD 43-260.  The sherd comprises a fragment from the side or body of the vessel vessel. The sherd is undecorated with very rare small limestone inclusions. The fabric is fine and orange in colour with a glossy orange-red slip on the outside (on both the inside and outside of the vessel), although it is worn chipped. The vessel was wheel thrown as attested by its even surface and concentric Measurements: 25.77mm wide, 22.69mm high, 0.72mm thick, 3.49g in weight
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 18th August 2022
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Record ID: KENT-37048B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fairly large decorated wheel thrown body ceramic sherd with some recent breaks possibly of Upchurch Black ware or similar upchurch ware dating from the late first century to second century AD. Description: The fragment is roughly shaped and heavily worn, it is unoxidised with specks of sandy inclusions throughout with some mica speckling. There is a double band of incised decoration at one end of the sherd. It has a very dark- grey colour.. Measurements: 126.55mm long, 111.32mm high, 7.53mm thick and 162.2g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 19th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th September 2019
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Record ID: KENT-36C5AF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of wheel thrown and slipped Roman deocrated ceramic bowl produced in Samian (Terra Sigillata) Central Gaulish micaceous Lezoux ware, dating to the period c. AD 50-120. Description: The fragment i roughly rectangular with stamped raised decoraiton, no evidence of rim or base is visible. The fabric is hard fired, with distinctive abundant fine mica inclusions with some fine quartz sand and rounded limestone particles. The bowl is heavily decorated in relief with two figures engaged in combat with leaves between them. The right figure who is more clearly visible is naked…
Created on: Thursday 19th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th September 2019
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Record ID: KENT-3658A4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of wheel thrown and slipped Roman ceramic bowl produced in Samian (Terra Sigillata) Central Gaulish micaceous Lezoux ware, of Dragendorff (Dr) decorated bowl form 37, possibly dating to the period c. AD 50-120. Description: The fragments are almost identically shaped and sized representing the upper side of one quarter of the diameter of a decorated bowl. The fragments have a rounded or 'beaded' rim which survives well and would have created a wide mouth when complete. The body wall has a gentle vertical curve becoming more angled towards the base. No evidence of th…
Created on: Thursday 19th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2020
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Record ID: KENT-24ED12
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of wheel thrown Roman black burnished ware 2 (BB2) vessel dating to the period c. AD 120 - c. AD 250. Description: The sherd represents part of the rim of a jar. It is made from a hard, sandy black fabric with a grey core with a finely burnished silky' upper surface. The inclusions are abundant very small-medium poorly mixed quartz inclusions and some black iron and mica set in a silty matrix. Clear internal striation clearly indicate wheel thrown technology use dint its' production. Measurements: 26.73mm long, 25.51mm high, 10.51mm thick and 7.66g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Record ID: KENT-24D9A2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of possible wheel thrown Roman wheel thrown colour coated ceramic vessel dating. Description: The sherd is an irregular body sherd with clear striations indicating they were part of a wheel thrown vessel. The fabric is very hard with an even oxidised outer (light orange) and unoxidsed core (light grey). The outer surface has a grey-slip which is now heavily worn. Some common mica speckling and fine black grit is present throughout. There is little mica intrusion into the inner fabric. The sherds has very worn edges. Measurements; 27.57mm long, 20.03mm high, 7.25mm thick …
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Record ID: KENT-687E67
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spout/mouth sherd of a wheel thrown Roman ceramic flagon, probably Colchester colour coated ware dating to c. AD 120 - c. AD 300. Description: The fabric of the fragment is a light orange with a lighter white-grey inner fabric with specks of evenly sorted mica throughout, some very sparse rounded medium quartz/flint is poorly sorted throughout. The remaining form shows a shaped cylindrical spout, with a slightly concave surface above a wide flat rim below which it has broken although a scare for a now missing handle is visible. The fragment is very worn and much of the colour coa…
Created on: Thursday 23rd May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-68362C
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Published
A small rim sherd of a wheel thrown Roman mortarium, possibly in a Oxford white-ware fabric dating to c. AD 100 - c. AD 400. Description: The fabric of the mortarium is mostly a grey to cream-white but with a very light pale pinky-orange hue particularly on the inner surface. Very sparse very small poorly sorted quartz inclusions accompanied by some iron stained red inclusions of medium sized. On the upper internal surface the fabric has poorly sorted mixed trituration grit of mostly rounded translucent or transparent quartz in pink, black, white or brown. Measurements: 62mm lon…
Created on: Thursday 23rd May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-037595
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn wheel thrown ceramic rim sherd of Verulamium-Region White Ware dating late 1st to 2nd century AD. Description: The sherd is a rim sherd and irregularly shaped in plan. The fabric is well fired, hard and granular with slightly laminar texture. It has typical off-white colour with abundant well-sorted multi-coloured specks of quartz with sparse red iron in a clean matrix. The breaks are heavily worn. The rim is low, flat and rolled with concentric bands around the remaining body and shoulders. Measurements: 87.75mm long, 38.96mm high, 13.85mm thick and 45.67g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-675FDD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wheel thrown and slipped ceramic bowl/dish, produced in East Gaulish (possibly Argonne) Samian ware (Terra Sigillata) and of Dragendorff form 32, dating c. AD 160-230. Description: The bowl/dish is small and shallow with a simple undecorated rim. It has a simple pedestal foot with central pimple and clear striation mark from the potters wheel on the outside. At the internal centre of the bowl is a stamped petalled flower. Around the base are four closely aligned flaws in the slip and one opposite those in the slip, possibly finger prints when handle of the bowl when the…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-08816C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn sherd of wheel thrown (with handmade elements) late Iron Age to early Romano-British Ceramic vessel probably of closed-mouth jar type produced in Romano-British sandy fabric, c.1st century AD in date. Description: The sherd is irregularly shaped and has small handmade rim and very short neck and shoulders with a large bulbous body. The fabric has an unoxidised outer surface and unevenly oxidised inner surface leaving it a dark grey on the outside and various shades of brown and grey on the inside. The inclusion are common and mostly small rounded to subrounded sandy …
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-72AEF1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date c. AD 43 - 410, likely a small mica dusted greyware jar dating to the period c. AD 125 - 300. Description: The vessel survives only as a rim sherd and part of the neck of the jar. The sherd is very curved and the rim is angular and flat upright which would create a narrow mouth for this vessel. The sherd has mixed variably spaced inclusions of small grit and quartz and common specks of mica dusting. The sherd is unoxidised on the outer surface being a dark grey the inner surface is much brighter and whiter. The sherd likely re…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-71346C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date c. AD 43 - 410, likely a mica dusted greyware cooking vessel dating to the period c. AD 125 - 300. Description: The vessel survives only as a rim sherd. The sherd is wide but not very curved, the rim is upright whcih woudl create a very wide mouth for this vessel. The sherd has mixed variably spaced inclusions of small grit and quartz. and common specks of mica dusting. The sherd is unoxidised being ad dark grey throughout, although lighter and more brown on the interior. The sherd likely relates to a cooking pot. Measureme…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B3DC8D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three sherds of Roman wheel thrown mica speckled greyware ceramic vessel dating c.AD 125-300. Description: The sherds are all irregular body sherds with clear striations indicating they were part of a wheel thrown vessel. The fabric is very hard with some common mica speckling and fine black grit. There is little mica intrusion into the inner fabric. The sherds has very jagged edges and are a dark grey colour indicating a heavily reducing kiln atmosphere. Sherd 2 is slightly darker and has some geometric decoration Measurements: Sherd 1 : 30.37mm long, 25.6mm high, 7.02mm th…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B3BB85
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small sherd of probable Roman wheel thrown ceramic vessel dating. Description: The sherd is a medium sized rregular body sherd with clear striations indicating a wheel thrown vessel. The fabric is very hard with substantial mica speckling and with some mica intrusion into the inner fabric. The sherd has very jagged edges and is a dark grey colour indicating a heavily reducing kiln atmosphere, although the outside edge is browner particularly towards the base of the sherd while the upper edge is greyer. Measurements: 26.63mm wide, 41.96mm high, 4.85mm thick and 8.26g in weight.…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B3893A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd probably from a Roman ceramic drinking vessel of Patchgrove Grog-tempered ware. Description: The sherd represents part of the rim of a ceramic vessel with the rim surviving in full in one small place and not enough remains to suggest original diameter. The fabric has a light white brown outer colour and a light grey-blue inner with some brown mottling. The inclusions are profuse, poorly sorted, mixed rounded to sub-angular and up to 3.13mm in length grog (crushed pot) temper. Some other sparse heavily mixed small intermediate white clay and possible quartz inclusions al…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B34EE8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date c. AD 43 - 410, likely a mica dusted greyware cooking vessel dating to the period c. AD 125 - 300. Description: The vessel survives only as a body sherd with some rim at the top lip. The sherd has mixed variably spaced inclusions of small grit and quartz. and sparse specks of mica dusting. The sherd is unoxidised being ad dark grey throughout. The sherd likely relates to a cooking pot. Measurements: 34.05mm wide. 35.18mm high, 9.03mm thick and 12.20g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B26C36
Object type: TEGULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of Roman ceramic tegula roof tile dating to 43-402 AD. Description: The fragments are from the same part of the tile and fit together. They include the flange. The outer face of the flange is very irregular and poorly finished. The surface is orangey red and the core is also orangey red indicating an oxidised core. Measurements: 90.08mm long, 90.21mm wide, 56.3mm thick (including flange and 475g in weight. Discussion: Tegulae along with imbrices are roof tiles which together produce an overlapping affect used commonly in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-E2DEFF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd/fragment of probable wheel thrown Roman Verulamium-region white ware jug, dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD. Description: The sherd consists of part of a globular body in a light off-white hard, granular fabric with slightly laminar texture. Sparse well-sorted multi-coloured quartz with sparse red iron in a clean matrix. One large flint in the inner surface. A large scar in the top right is likely the attachment point for a now missing handle. Measurements:64.57mm length, 62.26mm high, 67.63mm wide, 13.44mm thick (wals of the body sherd) and 52.53g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-E20121
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd/fragment of probable wheel thrown Roman Hadham ware storage jar. Description: The sherd consists of part of the rim and body in a paler orange-pink hard, fine fabrics with sandy texture and finely irregular fractured edges. The surfaces are burnished and remain smooth where not damaged. It is tempered with abundant fine quartz sand, moderate fine black and red iron ores and some fine mica. The rim form is flanged and indicates a diameter of 15cms Measurements:101.6mm wide, 44.89mm high, 20.59mm thick (including the rim, body 6.24mm thick) and 58.59g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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