Record ID: CORN-C800F3
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery stamped handle with four parallel linear stamps below the flat rim. This is most likely from a pottery jug or flagon, imitating Roman pewter flagons, so a Romano-British derivative. The fabric is is a light orangey brown colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface has been black-coated but only on either side of the decoration, where the handle attaches to the neck of the vessel. The handle is similar to a pottery jug containing a Roman cremation, r…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.