Vessel, pottery fragment, rim sherd
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
Fragments of Roman pottery, with black finish. Grey brown paste, smooth black exterior, wheel-made, regular decorative inscribed band around the circumference and circular hole under rim, possibly indicating suspension.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Measurements
L64mm x W40mm x D9mm
Media/Materials description
Pottery vessel made of fired clay, complete or fragmented
Inclusions (quartz) to make the clay less sticky, reduce shrinkage, increase resistance to thermal shock and strength prior to firing.
Inclusions (quartz) to make the clay less sticky, reduce shrinkage, increase resistance to thermal shock and strength prior to firing.
Signature/Marks
J.26
History and use
This is a sherd of pottery from a Roman period vessel. Pottery sherds are broken pieces of pottery, often with irregularly shaped broken edges. How do we know what part of a vessel a sherd came from? Sherds can be classified into one of three categories: rim sherds, body sherds, and base sherds. Rim sherds are the most informative and easy to classify and tell us what kind of rim a vessel had: inslanting, flared or vertical. The curvature of the rim can me measured to tell us the size of the vessels opening. This sherd suggests a wide mouthed vessel with a hole suggesting suspension.
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Registration number
E40002.1
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