Vessel, pottery fragments, possible Roman funeral urn
Production date
44 CE-Mid 2nd Century CE
Country
England
State/Province
Norfolk
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Description
Fragments of mid brown, variously sized pottery sherds from a pottery vessel, said to be from a Roman Funerary Urn. Some sherds display decoration of incised lines and dots.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman urn
Production date
44 CE-Mid 2nd Century CE
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Measurements
Various shapes and sizes
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
Inclusions to make the clay less sticky, reduce shrinkage, increase resistance to thermal shock and strength prior to firing
History and use
These fragments of pottery are said to be from a Roman funerary urn.Cremation was common in Ancient Rome from its foundation until the middle of the 2nd C AD, when burial of the deceased became the custom. Following cremation, a persons physical remains were interred in a funerary urn.
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H5932
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