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: NLM-B070BD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery. A coarse fabric, externally oxidised and internally reduced, with abundant calcareous and flint inclusions to length 3mm, probably a hand made vessel. This sherd was kindly examined by Sandra Firth of the North Lincolnshire Pottery Research Group. The inclusions may have been intended to improve the resistance of a vessel to the thermal shock of heating and cooling. Fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100BC - AD 43. Weight: 9.31gms
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'New Waltham', grid reference and parish protected.