Vessel, pottery fragment, body sherd
Country
Syria
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Object detail
Description
Pottery fragment, wheel-turned, possibly Roman. Piece appears to be a side fragment from a high, straight sided vessel. Paste is reddish brown with a black core. The exterior is marked by regular striations which take the form of a shallow ridging. The striations are not completely regular, with some variations in height, width and separation. The piece is vertually straight vertically with only a slight horizontal curve. There is considerable errosion and slight incrustation.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY
Measurements
L79mm x W55mm x D12mm
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.
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
E40108.1
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