Roman Pottery
Mortaria sherds –
identified
From the pictures below, can you
help us to identify the kiln site, the fabric and the form of these sherds? Those
sherds successfully identified will form a section of
the Christopher St John Breen Roman Pottery Archive.
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Roman Pottery Mortaria sherds introduction
Two match break sherds,
from excavations at East Farleigh Roman Villa, Kent - Maidstone Area
Archaeological Group
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Jane Timby says sherds are
from a Rhenish mortarium - NRFRC - RHL WH. There are some good
examples in the Exeter report (Holbrook and Bidwell 1991). NRFRC -
National Roman Fabric Collection, page 78
Sherd EF-09-111-9034 interior -
background grid in centimetre squares
Sherd EF-09-111-9034 exterior -
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Sherd EF-09-111-9034 rim profile -
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Sherd EF-09-111-9034 trituration
Sherd EF-09-111-9034 trituration close up
Sherd EF-09-111-9034 section - scale in
millimetres
Sherd EF-09-111-9034 section, fresh
break - scale in millimetres
Sherd EF-09-126-9045 interior -
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Sherd EF-09-126-9045 exterior -
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Sherd EF-09-126 -9045 exterior
Sherd EF-09-126 -9045 rim profile
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