Record ID: ESS-F1CB22
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Three fragments of Roman Samian ware, total weight 9.88g. One sherd is 'pinky' in colour and the slip is very worn off. This piece is probably from East Gaul as it has this distinctive colour and the slip tends to rub off in this manner. The other two fragments are almost certainly from imported wares.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-F4CC81
Object type: POTTERY
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
27 pieces of pottery sherds.Bulk weight is 703g. Diagnostic pieces include two rims of CAM form 268, c.AD125-250 (Hull, 1958, Roman Colchester, page 284, fig.119), a rim from a late Roman flanged bowl and a piece of 4th century Hadham ware. Therefore this represents an assemblage of late Roman pottery.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-B76E95
Object type: BRICK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman brick. This fragment is roughly rectangular and is 52.48mm long, 39.82mm wide and 21mm high and weighs 61.15g. It is orange in colour with small, regular inclusions of grit.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-B78F93
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Eight fragments of Roman greyware. These sherds total 65.54g in weight. There is one small rim fragment and part of a base, but these sherds are ultimately too small to be diagnostic of vessel forms etc. They range in colour from dark grey to almost black and have regular, small white stone inclusions.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-717E62
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the rim of a Late Roman greyware flanged bowl. This fragment 20.66mm long, 45.98mm wide, 12.12mm thick and weighs 12.48g. It has been worn smooth over time, but it is possible to see micra inclusions in the body.
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-719EF1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a Roman flagon. This sherd is 49.6mm long, 37.98mm wide, 6.22mm thick and weighs 8.22g. Triangular in plan, it has come from the body of the vessel and is fairly undiagnostic. It is a buff colour with sparse small to medium, orange and black inclusions.
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Margaret Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-71B533
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a Roman greyware jar. It is mid grey in colour with small, evenly distributed balck inclusions with some micra. The profile is that of CAM form 268. This fragment is 19.52mm long, 41.04mm wide, 8.64mm thick and weighs 9.94g.
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Margaret roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-71D6D3
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of tile or brick, possibly Roman. This fragment is subtriangular in plan and rectangular in section. It is 58.44mm long, 52.2mm wide, 18.14mm thick and weighs 64.17g. It is heavily abraded. One face of the fragment is orange, whilst the sides and back are light grey in colour. Though a Roman date is postulated, it may infact be later in date.
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Margaret Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-720BC0
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Frgament of tile, possibly Roman in date. This fragment is subrectangular in plan and section. It is 35.5mm long, 31.92mm wide, 21.82mm thick and weighs 38.87g. It is fairly abraded and worn, but it is possible to see that the tile has misfired, in that it has two orange coloured faces and a dark grey core. Though a Roman date is postulated, given the wear, it could be possible that this tile dates from any period upto the 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 4th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Roothing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-87F412
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a colour coated Romano-British beaker with barbatine decoration. This fragment is subrectangular in plan, 19.84mm long, 17.72mm wide, 3.38mm thick and weighs 1.23g. The fabric is pale orange in colour, visible at the edges and slightly through the colour coating. Both sides are colour coated and is almost black on the reverse or inside of the sherd, and a mid grey to the front and outside. A moulded raised swirl is visible as decoration. This fragment probably dates to between the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
Created on: Friday 5th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Margaret Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-93C902
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A collection of Roman pottery collected over some years. Mainly 2nd-3rd century and includes some of the more long-lasting/commonplace forms which run through the whole of the Roman period. It represents the type of regional pottery available for home use at this time, such as domestic cooking vessels, storage pots and fine ware drinking vessels. Also collected with this group is a fragment of mosaic floor consisting of six white tesserae cemented together, measuring 2.8mm by 3.4mm. Not recorded here, but seen by the recoredr at the finder's house, were a number of box flu tiles, sugge…
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Mersea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-765720
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three large fragments of ceramic Roman roof tile or 'tegula'. These three fragments are orange and two quite clearly show the diagnostic large, 90 degree flange and weigh in excess of a kilo. Also two fragments of orange ceramic that clearly show combed decoration used on box flue tiles used in Roman hypocaust (under floor heating) systems.These have a combined weight of 101.19g An additional, thinner, heavily abraded fragment of orange ceramic is probably the rim of a roman vessel and weighs 15.12g. These fragments clearly show that there was a roman building and occuaption at the fi…
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Messing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-768248
Object type: LAMP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Ceramic fragment, from a Roman pictorial oil lamp. This fragment represents part of the top surface of the oil lamp. It is subrectangular in plan, but it is easy to see the curved rim and part of the pinched out nozzle. The fragment is decorated with a moulded, raised rim, and a further three moulded raised lines, one thick, two thin, that surround the central design. The central design is fragmentary, but it is possible to see the spotted hind leg and tail of an animal, possibly a leopard. The fabric of the fragment is buff coloured with an orangy brown surface. It is 5.9mm long, 3.8…
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fingringhoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5F2074
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman amphora handle, probably a Dressel 20 type, dating from the 1st-3rd century. The fabric is sandy, gritty and is buff. The most interesting feature of the fragment is a deliberately incised 'X'. This may be a Roman numeric '10' or some other deliberate marker. It is 132.62mm long, 46.4mm wide, 37.02mm thick and weighs 268.88g.
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-8DCF04
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Gaulish samian ware, probably Dragendorff vessel form 18/31, 2nd-3rd century. The fragment is lozenge shaped in plan, 27.3mm long, 20.7mm wide and weighs 4.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-990BF5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman samian ware. This fragment is now trapezoidal in plan and is 71.66mm long, 36.3mm wide, 9.82mm thick and weighs 35.15g. It has been moulded with a raised design, that is now very worn and abraded. The slip coating the fragment is dark orangey red. It survives well on the inner side of the fragment, but is very patchy on the outer side. This fragment is probably part of a vessel imported to Britain from Central Gaul and is probably no earlier than 2nd century in date.
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-2F42D3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Two base and body fragments of Roman Samian ware, probably Central Gaulish, that join to form part of a shallow dish with pedestal base. The fragment is orange with a good proportion of orangey/red slip surviving. The base fragment has a surviving diameter of 64.2mm and is 13.26mm high. Wheel throwing marks are clearly visible on the upper side of the base, which is essentially the inner, flat bottom of the dish. The underneath of the base has a flat bottomed, circular recess that is approximately 11mm deep. Wheel throwing marks are clearly visible and there is no makers stamp. The o…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wesy Mersea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E9B0B4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ?fired clay globular bead. It is pink/brown with an area of black close to one perforation. There is some slight damage at one perforation. Smooth external surfaces. It is 8.5mm long with a diameter of 10mm and the diameter of the perforation is 2mm. It weighs 0.82g.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E9B635
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a fired clay bead of probable Roman date. Its form can not be identified, but is likely to be cylindrical or globular. It is pink/orange in colour. The edges around the perforation are flat. The walls are mostly missing and none of the original surface survives. At one end the perforation is circular, on the other it is oblong. It is 5.9mm long, with a diameter of 6.8mm and the perforation has a diameter of 2.4-3.5mm. It weighs 0.18g.
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-89D757
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman samian ware. This fragment represents a section of rim and small part of the body of a vessel of Ludowici 36 form. It is subtriangular in plan, 42.24mm long, 60.64mm wide and weighs 13.55g. It has a pink to orange fabric with the fragmentary remains of the red slip. It is probably part of a vessel imported from central Gaul in the 2nd century AD.See Hartley in Collingwood and Richmond, 1969, The archaeology of Roman Britain, page 247.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.