Record ID: SOM-A44FDE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A base sherd of Roman Greyware with a black colour coat, dating to the 2nd to 4th century AD. The sherd appears to be the foot ring from the base of a small cup or beaker. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 49.52mm Width: 33.24mm Thickness: 14.16mm Weight: 17.18g
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 13th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A446A4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A base sherd of Roman Greyware dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD. Likely the base of a pedestal beaker. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 47.65mm Width: 54.85mm Thickness: 23.5mm Weight: 31.83g
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 13th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-550A09
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of abraded Roman Greyware dating to the 1st to 3rd century AD. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 32.96mm Width: 36.31mm Thickness: 6.27mm Weight: 10.37g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-550357
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of abraded Roman Greyware likely from the neck of a jar, dating to the 1st to 3rd century AD. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 20.18mm Width: 33.31mm Thickness: 4.8mm Weight: 4.91g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Priddy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-54FB26
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Roman Greyware likely from the storage jar dating to the 1st to 3rd century AD. A micaceous fabric with groggy subrounded inclusions. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 45.44mm Width: 45.73mm Thickness: 12.31mm Weight: 29.91g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-54F196
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Severn Valley Ware likely from the base of a tankard. Dating from the 2nd to 4th century.   Measurements Length: 48.17mm Width: 21.26mm Thickness: 22.97mm Weight: 20.52g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-54E72D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Roman Greyware likely from the neck of a jar, dating to the 1st to 3rd century AD. A Greyware production site existed at Congesbury, possibly where this sherd was produced. Measurements Length: 36.67mm Width: 30.57mm Thickness: 5.41mm Weight: 8.19g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-71F026
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd from a Nene Valley ware of unknown vessel type dating to the 2nd to 4th century (c. 150 - 400 AD). The small fragment has a orange/yellow core, with abundant very fine quartz sand grain inclusions. Both the topside and the underside are coated in a dark brown/black slip, which is slighlty abraded on the topside. The breaks are neither particularly fresh nor particularly worn. The sherd measures 28.5mm long by 30mm wide, is 3.1mm thick and weighs 4.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SOM-26243C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman colour-coated Nene Valley ware, probably the base of a necked beaker, 3rd-4th centuries AD. Wheel thrown, interior and exterior dark grey slip on light orange buff fabric.  Length: 33.40mm, width: 29.98mm, thickness: 6.77mm, weight: 12.58g. 
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-41B21D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery sherd, potentailly Roman New Forest ware. A rim fragment. The fabric is grey with a glossy brownish-purple slip both internally and externally. There is a finger print on the external surface.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Last updated: Sunday 23rd July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-C3EB27
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The base of a Romano-British flask in Severn Valley ware, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. 
Created on: Sunday 17th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-3B9732
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a beaker. Romano-British colour coat, 3rd-4th centuries AD. 
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-3B94C6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of reduced earthenware with chattered decoration. Romano-British colour coat, 3rd-4th centuries AD. 
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-D47D19
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic rim sherd from a greyware bowl of Roman date. The rim is expanded into a pointed oval shape with slight ridges at the top and outer side. The vessel wall becomes vertical at the top to meet the rim but below this slopes at 45 degrees. The entire height of the wall is not present but it thickens markedly towards the base. The fabric is a medium grey, burnt darker grey at the rim, with abundant, c.30% fine sand temper and common (c. 10%) rounded brown pellets, probably clay pellets, inclusions. It is not visibly micaceous. The breaks are lightly abraded. It weighs 35.12g and th…
Created on: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-D474A2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pot mend of 'rivet' form, probably Roman in date. The mend is formed of a strip of lead, D-shaped in cross section, highly convex on the front and flat on the back with two integral pegs. A line running around the side suggests it was built up from two lengths, placed one on top of the other and partially fused, one piece being longer than the other. The pegs are circular in cross section and have a harrower base ending in a bulbous end. The mend is now bent inwards slightly and is 53.3mm long, 10.5mm wide and 9.3mm thick, excluding the pegs, 15.9mm including them and weighs 32.4…
Created on: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd January 2020
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Record ID: SOM-25739D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic sherd representing one third to a quarter of a rim from a Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessel, probably a jar, dating c. AD 100- 400. The fabric is hard and has a reduced black colour with some areas of very dark grey. The outer face has a black, burnished, slip. The fabric has regular sub-rounded to sub-angular translucent quartz inclusions,
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-ADC047
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic rim sherd from a Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessel, probably a jar, dating c. AD 100- 400. The fabric is hard and has a reduced very dark grey colour throughout. It has a fine sandy temper with very occasional quartz grit (
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Montacute', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E6834F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic rim sherd from a Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessel, probably a jar, dating c. AD 100- 400. The fabric is hard and has a reduced very dark grey colour throughout. It has a fine sandy temper with very occasional quartz grit (
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Box CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-67F150
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic rim sherd from a Severn Valley ware vessel of uncertain type, probably a jar, dating to c. AD 55-4.00. The fabric is soft and a reduced grey, almost brown, colour at its core with a lighter buff orange exterior surface. It has occasional micaceous inclusions and frequent blackstone and red stone inclusions (
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3E3ACD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small plug or foot in Roman greyware dating to AD 43-400 with a part vitrified surface, possibly part of waster or kiln furniture but given the findspot more probably a piece with post production fire damage. The high fired fabric is a medium grey with abundant fine sand and common angular white quartz inclusions up to 1mm and occasional angular black stone inclusions up to 1mm. The piece is a small part of the body with a truncated conical projection. The end of the conical bit and broken sides of the body have semi-vitrified surfaces. The breaks are highly abraded and it weighs 8.8…
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock', grid reference and parish protected.