Vessel, pottery fragment, rim sherd
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
One of four Roman period possible blackware bowl pottery fragments. This is a rim fragment, made of grey-brown paste, and external brown-black colour, which has an erroded and encrusted surface, and strong curve of lip (almost 90 degrees to perpendicular).
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Production place
Measurements
L74mm x W40mm x D25mm
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.12
History and use
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.
Associated person
Registration number
E40251.1
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