Pottery fragment
Object detail
Description
Fragment of Roman buff pottery, grey-brown paste, orange surface, hand built and liberally tempered with grit and other particles, possible signs of charring.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Production place
Measurements
L75mm x W56mm x D8mm
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.21
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 be measured to tell us the size of the vessels opening.
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Registration number
E40022
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