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Roman : Vessel
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Griffiths, 2018-02-28 10:27:01
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Roman : Vessel
Description
English: A fragment of a grey ware vessel of Roman date, c.AD 43 - 410. The fragment is a rim. The fabric is a mid-grey throughout. The texture is hard, fine and sandy. The profile is curved.

The sherd is 25.9mm long, 50.6mm wide, 8.8mm thick and weighs 16g. Overall diameter: 22cm (projected using rim chart); approx.7% remaining.

'Greyware' describes various types of locally produced pottery that were made in many different areas of Britain. They are one of the most common type of pottery found on Roman sites in Britain.

Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 43 and 410
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FindID: 889477
Old ref: YORYM-6E7EB9
Filename: KW0203.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1004004
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1004004/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/889477
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Object location53° 44′ 57.48″ N, 0° 34′ 33.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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