Record ID: DOR-5DFD81
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Oxfordshire red slipped ware. The fabric is smooth and micaceous, with a reduced grey core and oxidised reddish margins. The slip coating is orangey-red. A body sherd from a flanged bowl. The flange is curved. Wheel thrown. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 240 - 400 Weight: 39 g
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-5E11E5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Oxfordshire red slipped ware. The oxidised orange-red fabric is smooth and micaceous. The slip coating is orangey-red. A rim sherd from a shouldered bowl. It has a bead rim with rouletted decoration below and a narrow cordon. Wheelthrown. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 240 - 400 Weight: 15 g
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: WILT-85104C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic base sherd of a New Forest Ware vessel, probably dating to c. 260-370. The vessel is wheel turned with a slightly flaring foot. It is of a fine grained, buff-white fabric with a black slip. Dimensions: c56mm diameter base ( actual width of extant base 53mm); 22mm in height; 29.5g in weight.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-A8B6E2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of Black Burnished ware. The fabric is the South West variant (WA fabric 1B) with a pale grey reduced core and black slipped margins. Hard and gritty, tempered with abundant rounded and angular quartz, with occasional shale and limestone pieces. A rim sherd from an everted rim jar and a flat base sherd, also from a jar. Handmade. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. 250 - 400 Weight: 35 g
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-A8C604
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of greyware pottery. The fabric is reduced and pale grey at the core with blue grey margins. It is tempered with moderate fine sand. A rim sherd from a necked jar. The rim has an external lip with a hooked profile. Wheelmade. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. 100 - 400 Weight: 16 g
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-A8F15F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of New Forest fineware pottery. The fabric is reduced pale grey, smooth and highly fired. The margins are covered in a black to purple fine colourcoat. A rim sherd from a beaker. The vessel has a short neck and there is a small exterior bead and groove at the rim. Wheelmade. Slightly abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 260 - 370 Weight: 74 g
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-CA4DAE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven sherds of Black Burnished ware (Poole/Wareham fabric). Reduced grey core with abundant rounded quartz sand temper. The exterior and parts of the interior surfaces are burnished. The assemblage comprises a rim sherd from a flat based, plain rimmed dish ("dog dish" - WA type 20), three sherds from jars (one decorated with an area of vertical burnished lines below heavily burnished shoulders, and seven undiagnostic body sherds. Handmade. Some abrasion. Reference:Seagar-Smith, R, 1993, "Black Burnished Ware and other Southern British coarsewares" in P J Woodward, S M Davies and A H…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-CA6670
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Black Burnished ware (South Western variant fabric). Reduced pale grey margins and midgrey core with fine quartz sand and occasional shale pieces. The exterior surface retains traces of abraded black slip and horizontal burnished lines.One undiagnostic body sherd. Handmade. Heavily abraded.. Date: Roman - c. AD 50 - 410 Weight: 4 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-CBEE86
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of Oxfordshire colour coated ware. The fabric is fine textured and slightly laminar. The micaceous matrix contains pieces of angular iron ore. There are sparse traces of abraded red slip on the exterior surfaces. One is a rim sherd from a open bowl with a grey-brown core and oxidised orange-brown margins. The rim is flanged and incomplete. The exterior is decorated with bands of rouletting. The other sherd is an undiagnostic body sherd with grey-brown margins and an orange core. Wheel thrown. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 240 - 400 Weight: 23.5 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-CC2ED6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of Oxfordshire fineware mortarium. The fabric is fine textured and the micaceous matrix contains pieces of angular iron ore. On the interior surface are pink angular quartz sand triturations (grit). Wheel thrown. Abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 240 - 400 Weight: 8 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-C6A746
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four sherds of Black Burnished ware (Poole/Wareham). The fabric is reduced black or at the core with an occasional oxidised layer at the margins underneath a black or grey reduced surface. Abundant rounded quartz sand temper with occasional shale pieces. The exterior surfaces are burnished.There are two rim sherds from jars, one from a bowl and an undiagnostic body sherd. Hanmade vessels. Heavily abraded. Date: Late Iron Age to Roman - c. 100 BC - AD 400 1] A rim sherd is from a bead rimmed jar ( WA type 7) dating to c. 100 BC to AD 100 2] A rim sherd from an upright rimmed jar (WA…
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-D22854
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of earthenware pottery. The fabric is reduced grey brown with an oxidised external margin. It is tempered with abundant, poorly sorted calcareous pieces (up to 10 mm) and grog (giving a soapy feel to the surfaces). The internal surface has numerous voids from the loss of some of the temper. An undiagnostic body sherd. Handmade. Heavily abraded. Date: Possibly late Iron Age to Roman Length: 35.56 mm; Width: 29.41 mm; Thickness: 10.21 mm; Weight: 5.6 g.
Created on: Monday 17th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Record ID: WILT-7D910F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy vessel foot dating to the Roman period (AD 43-410). The object is pelta shaped in plan, D shape in section, with a crescent shaped outer edge with two semi-circular cut out sections (biconcave) that create projecting outer 'arms' on each side of the object and a middle projection. The inward edge is bevelled. Two of the three tips have a rounded end. The centre one is blunt. It has a pale green patina. cf. Crummy 1983: 73, no. 2051 fig. 76 "Possibly a foot from a bowl". Also: LEIC-0…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-8BA5CD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Roman Terra Sigillata or Samian fineware vessel dating c. AD 40-200. The sherd is triangular and worn and abraded with a beaded rim. There is a deep glossy red slip remaining on the internal surface and a small area on the external wall, but no other decoration. The fabric is pale orange red with abundant sorted white limestone inclusions and occasional red iron ore inclusions. Measurements: length14.63mm, width 18.34mm, thickness 5.20mm, weight 0.98 g. The inclusion suggest it may be Central Gaulish ware from Les Martres-de-Veyre.
Created on: Wednesday 11th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-198F97
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass vessel base. The glass is pale green and has many bubbles, large and small. The base of a hand blown bottle or flask with and central indentation on the exterior with a ridged scar. Date: Possibly Roman. c. AD 43 - 410 Diameter: 51.91 mm Thickness: 5.56 mm Weight: 18.52 g
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Record ID: WILT-F390F9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic vessel base, dating to c AD260 - 400. It is a hard grey fabric, without inclusions. There is evidence of a dark grey or brown wash. The base is circular, with a short pedestal which flares out to a short section of circular body before early damage caused the rest of the vessel to break away. On the underside of the pedestal is a central raised dot.Lightly inscribed circumferential grooves can be seen on the extant body. Probably a New Forest fineware thumb pot or beaker. Dimensions: diameter of pedestal base 24.5mm; diameter of r…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: DOR-A242A4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of glass vessel base. Pale green semi-opaque glass.The base has a deep, domed indentation and only small areas of the heel of the base remain. Around the centre of the indentation is a sharp raised edge where the glass of the lower part is thicker. The vessel is thin-walled and has a high density of bubbles visible. Date: Possibly Roman - 1st to 4th century Dimensions: 52.96 mm x 40.51 mm x 7.76 mm Weight: 5.87 g
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: DOR-FBD5E0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass vessel. The oval footring or folded rim of a flask with a narrow stem or neck The glass is pale yellow-green. The surface is iridescent as a result of decay. A thin-walled blown vessel. Date: Possibly Roman Dimensions: 31.23 mm x 29.74 mm x 11.29 mm Weight: 6.28 g
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: DOR-BC3F14
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
4 sherds of coarseware pottery. Pale grey reduced core with orange oxidised surfaces. Abundant fine sand temper with sparse possible grog pieces. The four body sherds are all conjoining and have been subject to a recent break. The sherds are likely to be from a jar. Date: Probably Roman - c. AD 50 - 400 Weight: 29 g
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: DOR-7228CA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Black Burnished ware pottery. Poole/Wareham fabric.The fabric is reduced grey with a black and burnished exterior surface. It is tempered abundant rounded quartz sand temper an sparse large shale pieces (up to 3 mm).  An undiagnostic body sherd. Handmade. Heavily abraded. Date: Roman - c. AD 50 - 400 Weight: 8.5 g
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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