Record ID: DOR-EA8D44
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
One sherd of coarseware. The fabric is reduced dark grey at the core with oxidised margins (orange on the exterior and buff on the interior). There is abundant rounded quartz sand temper with occasional iron rich pieces. The surfaces appear wiped. A slightly everted rim sherd from a thick-walled jar. The rim has a thumb-impressed "pie-crust" exterior edge. The form is recorded in the Wessex Archaeology Black Burnished Ware type series as WA Type 12 (Seagar-Smith & Davies, 1993, p. 232-233, Figure 123). VESSEL (38,638) Date: Late Roman to early Early Medieval (Post-Ro…
Created on: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
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Record ID: WILT-235F11
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd of Roman Gaulish Samian Ware, dating to the period c.AD 40-200. The fabric is hard, pink-orange in colour and consistently fired. Both the inner and outer surfaces are coated with a hard and glossy orange/red slip which is abraded in places. The breaks are worn. The sherd measures 26.96mm in length, 13.22mm in width, 6.64mm in thickness and weighs 2.02g. With thanks to Rachael Seager-Smith for identifying this sherd.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-21C537
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd of Roman colour-coated New Forest Ware, dating to the period c.AD 260-370. The sherd has a light grey surface, and is coated in a dark brown-grey slip. The fabric is fine and sandy, with well sorted, sparse brown inclusions. The sherd measures 15.84mm in length, 10.82mm in width, 2.29mm in thickness and weighs 0.73g. With thanks to Rachael Seager-Smith for identifying this sherd.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-2175EA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A group of 38 Roman Sandy Coarse Ware sherds, dating to the period c.AD 43-410. 5 of the sherds are rim sherds, 3 are base sherds and 30 are body sherds. The sherds range in colour, including light grey-cream, light orange and dark grey. Combined weight: 176.69g. The sherds range in maximum measurements from 14.47mm to 36.34mm. With thanks to Rachael Seager-Smith for identifying these sherds.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-21404A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A group of 4 Roman Grog Tempered Ware sherds, dating to the period c.AD 275-410. All four are body sherds. Three sherds have fabric is soft and light orange in colour. They have moderate, poorly sorted, amorphous, cream grog inclusions. The breaks are worn. One sherd is orange in colour on the inner surface, black on the outer surface, and has a grey core. It has sparse, poorly sorted, white grog inclusions. The breaks are worn. Combined weight: 24.92g. With thanks to Rachael Seager-Smith for identifying these sherds.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: WILT-2119AB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A group of 4 Roman South East Dorset Black Burnished Ware sherds, dating to the period c.AD 43-410. One is a rim sherd, one is a base sherd and two are body sherds. One body sherd is broadly rectangular in plan, with a dark grey and brown exterior surface, and a mid-grey core It has sparse, poorly sorted, black inclusions. The exterior surface is compact and has a series of striations on the outer face. Traces of sooting are on the inner face. The second body sherd is triangular in plan, with a dark grey and brown exterior surface, and a dark grey core It has sparse, poorly …
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: DOR-0F1C14
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A large sherd of Oxfordshire red-slipped ware mortarium. The fabric is micaceous and has a reduced mid-grey core with thick orange-red oxidised margins. There are sparse iron ore inclusions. The triturations (grits) are of angular pink quartz. A rim sherd with a wide curving flange. The rounded rim is shaped at one end to form one side of a pouring channel. Wheel thrown. Abraded. Date: Late Roman - c. AD 240 -400 Weight: 42 g
Created on: Monday 13th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Magdalen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-25DAD3
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A sherd of Oxfordshire fineware mortarium. The fabric is hard fired and sandy with sparse small black and red iron ore inclusions, occasional lumps of chalk and is micaceous (Young 1977, 123). It is oxidised orange at the margins with a grey core. The internal surface is covered in rounded pink quartz triturations (up to 2.5 mm). A base sherd. The sherd is abraded. It would originally have been red or brown slipped. Date: Roman - c. 240 - 400 Weight: 47 g
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marnhull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-AF1B95
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
One sherd of Samian ware/terra sigillata (Eastern Gaulish fabric). Oxidised orange fabric with some white flecks. The surfaces are covered with with a brownish-red, thin slip with a matt finish. The brown finish is probably due to a slight mis-firing reduction of the kiln The surfaces are quite abraded and chattered. A body sherd, probably from a Dragendorf 45 mortarium. The grits are white and quartzitic. The slip overlies them. Wheelmade. The fabric and form date this vessel to the mid to late 2nd century (AD 170- 230) (Webster, P. 1996, Roman Samian Pottery in Britain, CBA Pra…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford Peverell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-C6E787
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
4 sherds of pottery with predominantly oxidised reddish brown to pale orange fabrics (one sherd of reduced very pale grey). The fabric is tempered with abundant fine quartz sand with occasional much larger grains (up to 2 mm). Undiagnostic body sherds. Handmade. Slightly abraded. Identified by Lorraine Mepham as a fabric from South East Wiltshire/East Dorset kilns. Date: Medieval. Late 12th to early 14th century
Created on: Monday 21st April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: DOR-C6D587
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
2 sherds of pottery with very light grey reduced fabric. The fabric is tempered with abundant coarse rounded quartz sand with some grains and voids up to 2.5 mm. Undiagnostic body sherds. Handmade. Slightly abraded. Identified by Lorraine Mepham as a fabric from South East Wiltshire/East Dorset kilns. Date: Medieval. Late 12th to early 14th century
Created on: Monday 21st April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: DOR-C63393
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
1 sherd of pottery with a reduced mid grey core, slightly oxidised orangey-brown surfaces. The fabric is tempered with moderate rounded quartz sand and has abundant voids from leached out calcareous inclusions (up to 3 mm). The sherd is from the body of a sagging-base cooking jar. Handmade. Heavily abraded. Identified by Lorraine Mepham as a fabric from local Dorset kilns, typically found in the Dorchester area. Date: Medieval. Late 12th to early 14th century
Created on: Monday 21st April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: DOR-463347
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
1 large sherd of pottery. It has a reduced dark grey core and oxidised buff surfaces. The fabric is tempered with abundant, fairly coarse sand. The sherd is part of a strap handle and rim from a jug/pitcher. The handle attaches to the upper surface of the rim, rising slightly and tapering before curving downward into a thick sub-rectangular section before it is broken (this break is more recent than those on the vessel rim). The upper surface of the handle is stab decorated with four short slashes at the rim and two longer ones as the handle narrows before the break. On the underside t…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: SOMDOR-377C42
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Clay pipe stem. It has a thick section and an off-centre hole.There is a makers stamp of Thomas Masson.
Created on: Friday 6th February 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blandford Forum', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR1587
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Two Roman Oxfordshire mortaria rim and body sherds. One sherd has a buff fabric with sand temper and flint triturations. The other sherd is an oxidised, orange fabric with pink quartzite triturations.
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR1080
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
3 clay pipe stems
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET LILLINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR1113
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
45 clay pipe stems. Generally thick stemmed with off-centre holes.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET BROADWINDSOR', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR1114
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
4 stems with fragments of bowls. 2 spurs and 2 flat heels (no marks). Lightly outward angled bowls.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
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Record ID: SOMDOR1115
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
8 bowls and bowl fragments. All of late 17th to 18th century form; long, angled bowls. Flat heeled.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET BROADWINDSOR', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR955
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
One sherd of Black Burnished ware. A bead rim sherd from a jar. Deat: Late Iron Age to Early Roman - c. AD 1 - 150
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2000
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET SHAPWICK', grid reference and parish protected.