Record ID: NARC-6A1902
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim and partial body sherd from a wheel thrown Roman vessel. The sherd is a fragment from an item of kitchenware, a reasonably large storage jar. The sherd is of a local type of greyware, possibly "salt and pepper fabric" from the Ecton kilns. The sherd has a rough dark grey exterior with frequent small black sandy inclusions. The exterior is also decorated with a subtle ridge and grooved effect shortly below the waist of the neck. The interior is of a slightly paler grey, and the core of the sherd is of a similar colour, indicating that the vessel was well fired. The diameter…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-5F76E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Roman base sherd of uncertain fabric. The fabric is coarse and sandy. It is probably a local ware, originating in the Nene Valley region.
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-5ED3C8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Two sherds of Roman samian ware. One is a rim sherd, probably from a form 30 or form 37 bowl (de la Bedoyere, 1989, page 84; figure 51; Webster 1996, 42 fig. 27, 47 fig. 32). The original rim diameter was 240mm. This sherd is pierced with a circular hole (4.5 mm in diameter) 4 mm below the rim. Chafing around the edge indicates that this hole was bored some time after completion of the pot. It is likely that the hole represents the repair of the pot at some point during its life. The other is a body sherd, possibly from a Form 27 cup (de la Bedoyere, 1988, page 54; figure 44.2; Webs…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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