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Early Medieval pottery amphora
Sherd with shallow ribs or imbrications in a buff fabric with copious sand grains, both white and dark. Ornament and fabric are both characteristic of Class Bii, and parallels are common at Garranes and Bantham.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/E.60
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 10; Cut VI, Layer (3); Context C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds. Excavation conducted in the promontory fort and the adjoining hill-slope enclosure. Cwm George : Cwrt-yr-Ala Park
Measurements
weight / g:16.7
thickness / mm:9
length / mm:42
width / mm:38
Categories
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