Record ID: YORYM-25E582
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A complete ceramic spindle whorl of Roman date, c.AD 43 - 410. The spindle whorl is fashioned from a reused piece of greyware ceramic and is circular with a central perforation running through it. The edges are slightly beveled. The object is 37.1mm in diameter, 10.1mm thick and weighs 14.6g. The perforation is 14.6mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-AD8CB3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a wheel-thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date, circa AD 120 - 250. The fragment is a rim sherd from a Black Burnished Ware (Type BB2) a shallow, straight sided dish with plain everted rim. The fabric is dark blackish-grey in colour with a hard and gritty texture and black burnished outer surface. Abundant sand temper is present within the fabric which has a hard, silky texture. The fragment is 53.4mm long, 67.2mm wide, 15.9mm thick and weighs 32.1g. Overall diameter: 18cm (projected using rim chart); approx.13% remaining. BB2 wares were produced at sites around th…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-FF6780
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date. The vessel is a base sherd from a shallow South Gaulish Samian Ware (terra sigillata) bowl or dish. The sherd is semi-circular with a projecting base ring. The fabric is smooth and hard with a pinkish-brown colour and a glossy red slip covering the entire surface. The breaks display conchoidal fracturing and abundant inclusions of fine limestone are present. A rouletted band runs round the interior floor of the pot with a central cartouche containing a partial maker's stamp. The only distinguishable letters remaining are 'OFCA[]'. Simil…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-B6D493
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of Roman date (AD 150-350). Rounded, everted rim. The fabric is dark grey-black at the core with black-burnished surfaces. The fracture is irregular but quite smooth to the touch. The fabric includes a fine sand temper, with frequent large, angular calcite grits (1.0 - 3.5mm) ill-sorted in the matrix. Rounded black iron grits are sparse, and angular quartz grits are moderate to sparse. The rim form and burnishing are suggestive of the black-burnished ware types common in Roman Britain in the 2nd and 3rd Centuries, but the inclusion of large calcite grits as a major sourc…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-B5F6A8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of probable Roman date (AD 200-410). Plain, beaded rim of a straight-sided vessel. Medium-grey at the core, thinly oxidised to a pale brown at the surfaces. The surfaces are abraded. A clean sherd break was visible for identification purposes, but an abundant sand temper is evident and the fabric has been very hard-fired. This fabric is, perhaps, one of a number of grey-burnished wares known from the East-Yorkshire region and produced at several sites, and is thus a local product of the very localised grey-ware industry. Monaghan, J. 1997. Roman Pottery from York (Th…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-B5D33A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim and neck sherd of a blue-grey ceramic of probable Roman date (AD 43-410). Rim and neck sherd from a tall jar or large beaker. The sherd is pale blue-grey at both the core and surfaces. Visible inclusions are very small (all <0.5mm) and include rounded black and iron-rich grits. The fabric is soft and powdery to the touch. Thanks are extended to Mr. Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology at The Yorkshire Musem, for the identification of this object.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-B5B29A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of a blue-grey ceramic of probable Roman date (AD 43-410). The sherd is pale blue-grey at both the core and surfaces. Visible inclusions are very small (all <0.5mm) and include rounded black and iron-rich grits. The fabric is soft and powdery to the touch. Thanks are extended to Mr. Adam Parker, Assistant Curator of Archaeology at The Yorkshire Musem, for the identification of this object.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-B56D2B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of a medium-grey ceramic of Roman date (AD 200-410). It is lightly burnished to a darker grey at the surfaces. The fabric includes abundant, well-sorted small (0.1 - 0.2mm) quartz grains, the larger of which are opaque and milky-white in colour. Sparse mica can also be seen in the fabric. The ceramic is hard-fired, with an irregular fracture and rough surface. This fabric is very similar to Holme-on-Spalding Moor Reduced Ware, one of a number of grey-burnished wares known from the East-Yorkshire region and produced at several sites, and is thus a local product of the very…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-550BC6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date. The fragment is part of a base with a very fine, sandy coarseware fabric, which is light brown in colour. The fabric is hard with a hackly fracture and has a dark grey burnish on both surfaces. The sherd is 58.6mm long, 44.1mm wide, 6.9mm thick and weighs 18.8g. Thanks are extended to Adam Parker, Collections Facilitator at The Yorkshire Museum, for his assistance in identifying this find.
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-5504D5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date. The fragment is part of a rim from a fine, sandy coarseware with a dark grey/black fabric at the rim edge, lightening at the neck to a pale brown/grey. The rim is everted and ill-sorted inclusions are represented by fine quartz 0.1-0.3mm within a micaceous matrix. A small oval void is evident on the broken edge c.2.1mm length. The remnants of a thick, black slip are evident on the exterior of the neck below the rim. South-West Dorset Black Burnished Ware 1. AD 120 - 250. The sherd is 39.7mm long, 21mm wide, 8.1mm thick and weighs 9.3g. …
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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