Record ID: BH-C6EBAE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age to Iron Age ceramic vessel dating to circa 1000 BC-AD 43. The fragment is irregularly shaped, relatively flat and thick. The breaks are uneven. The fabric is hard, coarse and black across the faces and breaks. Dense hard white calcareous and flint tempered annular inclusions <3mm but mainly <0.2mm.  The fragment measures 39.2mm long, 37.1mm wide, 12.3mm thick and weighs 17.68 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C681E4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An everted rim sherd fragment of a Late Bronze Age to Iron Age ceramic vessel dating to circa 1000 BC-AD 43. The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape and tear-drop-shape in cross-section and profile. The breaks are uneven, revealing light grey fabric. The external face is light orange. The fabric is hard and coarse with moderate sub-angular white sand <2.5mm and widespread <0.5mm black sand. The fragment measures 38.4mm long, 22.4mm wide, 12.6mm thick and weighs 10.25 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C65DD1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wall sherd from the body of a late Iron Age to early Roman ceramic earthenware vessel. Thick irregularly shaped fragment of hard coarse fabric tempered with spare poorly white quartz (mainly <2mm, occasionally up to 3.5mm). Black core and light grey internal and external surfaces with smooth faces. The external surface is covered with parallel grooves. The fragment measures 60.3mm long, 53.5mm wide, 10.2mm thick and weighs 34.36 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C62EC2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shell-tempered rim fragment from a vessel of probably Roman date. The fragment is part of the flat base and angled vessel wall. The in tact edge of the base is slightly rounded. Irregular breaks of dark reddish-brown sandy fabric with sparse inclusions of c. 1mm brown sand and abundant <0.5mm white sand and <0.5mm black sand. The fabric is darkened on the external surface, likely sooting.  The fragment measures 39.9mm in height, mm long, 34.3mm wide, 7.2mm maximum thickness and weighs 15.05 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C6078B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shell-tempered rim fragment from a storage jar of Iron Age to Early Roman date.  The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape and tear-drop in profile with a rounded everted rim. Abundant angular calcareous inclusions <7mm amongst grey reduced fabric on exterior and break, and oxidised light brown on interior surface and part of exterior. The fragment measures 90.4mm long, 57.5mm wide, 23.9mm thick and weighs 130.16 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C5C42A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wall sherd fragment from a Roman samian ware bowl, probably a Dragendorf 45 type, dating c. AD 170-260. The sherd is irregular in shape and comprises part of the wall and rib. The fabric is fine and orange in colour at the breaks, with a glossy orange-red slip on both the inside and patches on the outer surface. The lower portion of the interior surface is covered by widespread angular sand, which is very worn. The fragment measures 69.4mm long, 33.9mm maximum width, 14.8mm maximum thickness and weighs 42 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-75CCE8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The base of a ceramic vessel, possibly a crucible of Medieval to Post Medieval date. The base is circular, broken on one edge and tapers slightly before expanding into the shallow wall. The wall varies in height but enough survives around the hollowed interior. Within the hollow ares everal concentric grooves. The fabric is hard and slightly sandy with inclusions including sparce <1mm angular black sand and mica. Patches of a dark brown slip survives on the external surfaces and within the hollow interior. The base measures 40.6mm diameter, 12.7mm maximum height and weighs 16.…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-758222
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a Roman ceramic Samian ware vessel dating c. AD 43-260. The sherd comprises a fragment from the wall of a vessel. The sherd is trapezoidal with four broken edges, an undecorated plain interior and an abraded outer face. The fabric is fine and pale orange in colour with a glossy orange-red slip on both the inside and patches on the outer surface. The fragment measures 26.8mm long, 22.7mm wide, 7.3mm thick and weighs 5.36 grams.
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-FE0309
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pipeclay figurine, cast in two parts, probably of Post Medieval date. The figurine is oval in cross-section and comprises the body of a figure wearing a cloak that hangs over the shoulders and drapes to rounded hems either side. The cloak is drawn together on both the front and back of the figure. On one side there is an oval ventilation hole where the two sides of the cloak meet. On the opposite side there is a small circular moulding probably depicting a clasp holding it in place. The neck hem of the cloak is v-shape on both sides, within which are folds of hair. B…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: BH-9740E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval slipped ceramic fragment from a vessel. The fragment is broadly pentagonal with an enlarged rim and part of the wall below that gently tapers in thickness towards the break. The two additional breaks either side are relatively straight but worn. The interior fabric is fine with sparce black and white inclusions less than 1mm diameter, and is grey in colour. The exterior is fine and light brown with an overlaying dark brown slip. Below the rim is decoration in the form of shallow grooves: two wide, followed by 2 narrow and another 2 wide. Below this is the top portion of two…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: BH-4BD337
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four ceramic fragments from a later Iron Age vessel dating c. 100 BC – AD 43. All four fragments are unevenly shaped with worn broken edges. The fabric is hard and coarse with moderate sub-angular white stone,
Created on: Monday 30th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2022
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Record ID: BH-D0723B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd fragment from a Roman samian vessel dating to the first to second centuries. The sherd consists of a plain flared rim. The outer surface is undecorated and has horizontal striated scratching. The inner surface is slightly hollowed. The rim fabric is reddish-orange with patchy areas of dull red slip. The fabric of the walls is more evenly covered in the same dull red slip. All the breaks are obscured by deposition residue but there appear to be well-sorted abundant fine limestone inclusions and occasional mica. The fragment measures 37.3mm in length, 34.3mm in height, 9.5mm…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2022
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Record ID: BH-1DBD79
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The rim of a large cermamic vessel probably of Medieval to Post Medieval date. The rim of the vessel is rounded and very worn and damaged. Only a small portion of the outside face remains intact. The lower edge of the rim cuts in at a 90 degree angle to the vessel wall, which extends outwards to form a sub-rectangular recession below the rim. The recessed outer edge is intact. The lower edge of the wall is broken and very worn. The inside surface of the wall is heavily abraded, half of which is broken. The outer surfaces of the fragment are light orange in colour, while the broken edg…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Record ID: BH-557E0A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body and rim sherd of a wheel-thrown, probably Roman, ceramic vessel. The rim of the vessel is flat and tapered with a shallow bevelled step to the portion of surviving wall below. There is no decoration on the interior or exterior surfaces. The fabric is hard and black on the surface and throughout the core, with very sparse black sand, mica and quartz inclusions, all <1mm. All the edges are broken and worn. The fragment measures 49.2mm long, 34.1mm wide, 13.9mm thick at the rim and the wall 6.8mm thick. The fragment weighs 18.64 grams.
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2022
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Record ID: BH-55594A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of wheel-thrown Roman ceramic vessel. The rim is rounded with a portion of wall below. The exteriors of the rim and wall are plain. On the interior is a single groove along the back of the rim. The fabric is reddish-brown with a light brown core. The fabric is soft and uneven. With sparse black sand <1mm and sparse angular quartz <5mm. The sherd is 72.8mm long, 29.45mm wide, 8.1mm thick at the wall and 9.2mm thick at the rim. It weighs 28.98 grams.
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-519E8C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of Black Burnished ware wheel-made vessel of the Roman period. The fabric is soft and evenly black across the surfaces, breaks, core and margins. There are sparse white and translucent angular inclusions (primarily between 0.1mm and 0.5mm; occasionally up to 2.4mm) visible in the breaks and surfaces, probably consisting of quartz and white mica. The sherd is shallowly curved suggesting it is from a large vessel. The breaks are old and the surfaces are all worn. The interior and exterior surfaces of the wall are relatively smooth an undecorated. The fragment measures …
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2021
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Record ID: BH-51616D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of Black Burnished ware wheel-made vessel of the Roman period. The fabric is soft, dark grey at the core with similarly coloured margins. One of the edges and the interior are buff-orange-brown in colour. There are abundant hard white angular inclusions (between
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2021
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Record ID: BH-2DA15A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date, probably the second to fourth centuries AD. The sherd consists of a rim in a greyware fabric. The rim is a rounded everted type consistent with a storage jar. The surface fabric is mid-grey in colour. The core is mid-orange in colour, fine in texture with inclusions including dense black sand <1mm and very sparse angular quartz <5mm. The sherd is 45mm long, 23.5mm wide, 5.4mm thick at the wall and 8mm thick at the rim. It weighs 10 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2021
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Record ID: BH-E1446A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An abraded rim sherd from a ceramic storage jar or cooking pot, probably dating from the Late Iron Age to Roman period. The matrix is hard with a coarse interior and exterior surfaces that are light brown in colour, as well as a darker brown/grey core. The matrix contains a moderate density of irregularly sized angular crushed white shell ranging in size between <1mm up to 2mm. The fragment measures 37.28mm long, 30.16mm wide and 12.12mm thick. It weighs 14.63 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
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Record ID: BH-E0F181
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of Roman grey ware from a bowl or vessel, dating to the period c. AD 200-400. The rim is flared, beneath which is a surviving portion of the vessel wall. The fabric is mid-grey in colour on the surface and throughout the core. It is slightly sandy in texture with small micaceous inclusions. All of the broken edges are very worn and abraded. The sherd measures 38.51mm long, 15.47mm wide, 7.35mm thick and weighs 5.47 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
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