Record ID: IOW-6DEDD3
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of Roman floor tile with a finger-mark impression. Length: 137.5mm; width: 116.5mm; thickness: 40.0mm; weight: 812g. A surface find, it was found in association with Roman ceramic building material consisting of unclassified (Roman) tile, box-flue tile, tegulae and tesserae. The floor tile was discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight ‘Bestival’ musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa. Another 12 fragments found 29/01/2009.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: IOW-70A1D4
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Thirty tesserae of Roman date. Overall weight: 658g. All the tesserae are made from tile and are all cuboid in form. These surface finds were found in association with Roman ceramic building material consisting of unclassified (Roman) tile, box-flue tile, tegulae and tesserae. These tesserae were discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight ‘Bestival’ musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa. Another 93 tesserae found 29/01/2009.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: IOW-720FB5
Object type: TEGULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Six tegulae (roof-tile) fragments of Roman date. Combined weight: 1432g. These surface finds were found in association with Roman ceramic building material consisting of unclassified (Roman) tile, box-flue tile and tesserae. The fragments was discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight ‘Bestival’ musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa. Another 18 fragments found 29/01/2009.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: IOW-774535
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Seven box-flue tile fragments of Roman date. Combined weight: 796g. These surface finds were found in association with Roman ceramic building material consisting of unclassified (Roman) tile, tegulae and tesserae. The fragments was discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight ‘Bestival’ musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa. Another 4 fragments found 29/01/2009.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-717826
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman tile with a maker's mark: 'R'. Length: 198.0mm; width: 145mm; thickness: 33.0mm; weight: 1468g. This fragment is probably from a lydion or pedalis tile although due to its thickness it is more likely to be part of a lydion. The mark has been made using the finger. This tile was discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight 'Bestival' musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa. Another tile fragment bearing a letter 'R' has also been recorded …
Created on: Saturday 14th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: IOW-829BB7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Fifty six fragments of unclassified Roman tile. Surface finds in association with other Roman ceramic building material consisting of box-flue tile, floor-tile, tegulae and tesserae. These were discovered where the grassland had been disturbed during the very wet conditions at the 2008 Isle of Wight ‘Bestival’ musical event. The find-spot is very close to the site of Combley Roman Villa.
Created on: Sunday 15th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: IOW-54A393
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval clay tobacco pipe (c. 1730-c. 1780). This undecorated pipe consists of a bowl and spur and part of the stem. The bowl projects forwards at an angle of about 45° and has a break at the rim. The spur is plain and has no maker's initial marks. Its stem is circular in cross-section. The surface is greyish buff and there is a transverse break on the stem. There is no indication of burning inside the bowl. Length: 70.2mm; width: 21.6mm; thickness: 20.6mm. Weight: 16.12g. A similar shaped clay pipe has been dated c. 1730-1880 (Oswald 1975: 40; fig. 4, re…
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-454254
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic coarse ware cooking vessel (c. AD 43-100). The surviving c. 7% of the beaded rim has a small angled shoulder below. It is estimated that when complete, the outer diameter of the rim would have been about 145.0mm. The outer face is dark grey and the inner face is coarser and lighter. It is tempered with rounded quartz and occasional pieces of flint. Height: 54.0mm; width: 68.0mm; maximum thickness of body: 7.7mm. Weight: 38.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-F83C4A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of a Roman ceramic Black Burnished ware vessel, possibly a 'dog-dish' or shallow bowl (c. AD 200-410). The rim is plain and rounded. Inclusions include abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz and very small flecks of mica. When complete the vessel would have had a diameter of about 260.0mm. There is now no indication of any burnishing or decoration. The surfaces are dark grey and the core is also dark grey. Darker patches are the remains of marine growth. Length: 62.5mm; height: 42.0mm; maximum thickness: 9.0mm. Weight: 27.23g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-415421
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Roman ceramic cooking pot. This sherd appears to be Vectis Ware but seems to include grog in the tempering which is not usual. The upper face of the everted rim has three parallel transverse inscribed grooves. The sherd was extracted from the cliff face just beneath the topsoil. Length: 43.5mm; width: 21.4mm; thickness at lower break: 7.9mm. Weight: 8.17g. 'Vectis ware is hand-made, well finished and relatively hard, being barely scratched with the fingernail. Its internal and external surface is partly reddish-yellow (Munsell Color 5YR 6/6), which is the col…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-45AE6A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Medieval coarse-ware vessel (c. 1200-c. 1400). This flared bevelled rim has an angular rim and the surface is concave just below the rim on the interior face. It has a grey/off-white core and the surface is orange. It is tempered with rounded quartz, angular flint and some shell. The breaks are old. Height: 46.0mm; length: 51.5mm; maximum thickness (at rim): 11.0mm. Weight: 34.50g.
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-FDF696
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic tile (AD 43-410). This fragment is now sub-square in plan and rectangular in cross-section. A small portion of the edge seems to have a finished surface. The upper surface is greyish red, flat and very worn and the underside is red, coarse and uneven. The core is largely grey. The breaks are old but the break shown in cross-section is more recent. Length: 146.0mm; width: 140.0mm; thickness: 33.5mm. Weight: c. 791.0g. (post room scales). Found within the inter-tidal zone.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-95515B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim/body sherd of a Roman ceramic Vectis Ware form 19 bowl (c. AD 110-c. 130). Tomalin 1987: 33, 39. The upper face of the rim is reeded but the reeding is barely discernable due to abrasion. The outer surface is dark grey and the core is pale red. Burnishing has not survived and the breaks are abraded. Height: 45.6mm; width: 63.4mm; overall thickness: 20.0mm; maximum thickness of body: 7.3mm. Weight: 32.97g. Outer diameter of rim when complete: c. 160.0mm. Found within the inter-tidal zone close to the HWM.
Created on: Saturday 25th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-F638EF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of Roman ceramic colour coated vessel, probably of New Forest Ware (AD c. 300-c. 370 ). The fabric is hard and off-white/grey with poorly sorted soft dark grey inclusions. The exterior is matt grey and had two parallel circumferential grooves mid-way down the height of the sherd. The breaks are worn. The sherd is from close to the rim and it is too small to ascertain its diameter accurately. This sherd is worn but in good condition. Length: 40.0mm; width: 33.7mm; thickness: 5.3mm. Weight: 9.25g. This sherd may have belonged to a flask as published by Fulfor…
Created on: Sunday 23rd June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-0D43A7
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman ceramic tessera, possibly made from a roof-tile (AD 43-410). The tessera is in the form of an irregular cube. It is red on the upper and lower faces and grey in the centre. A circular brown inclusion is of uncertain material. Length: 25.0mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 21.7mm. Weight: 19.26g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A0407B
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A particularly thick fragment of Roman ceramic floor tile. The fragment is sub-triangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The flat edge has a finished surface and the core is grey. Length: 228.0mm; width: 143.0mm; thickness: 77.0mm. Weight: c. 2539.0g. (post-room scales). Surface find in the Inter-tidal zone.
Created on: Saturday 12th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1B9CDC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman ceramic cooking pot (AD c. 43-c. 100). This vessel is a Vectis Form II (Tomalin 1987: 32-33). Found on the surface of the beach at the foot of cliffs. The breaks are recent and the surfaces do not have any marine growth, so it has possibly fallen from the cliff slopes recently. Height: 75.5mm; width: 66.5mm; maximum thickness (just beneath neck): 6.7m. Weight: 51.67g. 'Vectis ware is hand-made, well finished and relatively hard, being barely scratched with the fingernail. Its internal and external surface is partly reddish-yellow (Munsell Color 5YR 6/6)…
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D077E2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval coarse-ware rim sherd (c. 1200-c. 1400). The sherd is an everted rim with an external bevel. The bevel is angled downwards and outwards from the top of the rim. It has orange surfaces with a grey core and is tempered with rounded quartz, small pieces of angular flint and pieces of white material which might be chalk. The inner face has fine linear striations and the breaks are old and abraded. Height: c. 40.0mm; width: 57.2mm; maximum thickness: 9.6mm. Weight: 32.63g.
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9D1F75
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Roman Samian Ware shreds found close together (AD c. 43-c. 150). Decorated body sherd: Medium to hard fired with pink fabric containing small sparsely distributed white grit-like inclusions. Dark shiny orange red slip. Decoration at the front appears to be standing human figure. Length: 35.0mm; width: 17.7mm; thickness: 7.0mm. Weight: 3.72g. Undecorated sherd may be part of a flange or foot-ring: Medium to hard fired with pink fabric containing small sparsely distributed white grit-like inclusions. Dark shiny orange red slip. Length: 27.1mm; width: 19.8mm; thickness: 8…
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-44707C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the side of a Roman probable East Gaulish industry Samian flanged bowl, similar to Dragendorff form 38 (c. AD 150-250 (Webster 1996: 51). The fragment is a curved body sherd and part of the base. The fabric is hard fired, dark orange-red, non-micaceous, with sparse very small white inclusions. The surface slip is dark orange-red but is lost in places. The underside of the foot-ring and the base are flat. When complete, the foot-ring would have had a diameter of c. 60.0mm. The breaks are old. Height: 60.0mm; width: 67.0mm; thickness of body at the top: 6.4mm. W…
Created on: Sunday 20th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
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