Vessel, pottery fragment, rim sherd
Production date
0400 BCE
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
Fragment of pottery of grey-brown paste and smooth grey-black surface. Rim sherd, wiht marked perpendicular plane, with possible seating for lid. Cross hatching decorative feature in black has been added to the vessel, under the rim.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Production date
0400 BCE
Production place
Measurements
H61mm x W65mm x D18mm
Media/Materials description
Pottery vessel made of fired clay, complete or fragmented
Inclusions to make the clay less sticky, reduce shrinkage, increase resistance to thermal shock and strength prior to firing.
Signature/Marks
J.6
History and use
This is a sherd of pottery from the body of a 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.
Associated person
Registration number
E40249.3
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