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Early Medieval pottery mortarium
Rigoir Form 29. Very abraided fragment of mortarium rim, (form D1). The rim is more rounded and the internal bead more marked, than number 1. Trituration grits are present on lower half of internal surface. Fabric D
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/E.175
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 2; Cut VII?, Layer (+), Context U U: Unstratified, normally from the interior of the site. Excavation conducted in the promontory fort and the adjoining hill-slope enclosure. Cwm George : Cwrt-yr-Ala Park
Acquisition
Donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
weight / g:23.5
diameter / mm:260
thickness / mm:9
Material
grey ware
quartz tempered
mica tempered
Techniques
wheel-thrown
colour-coated
Ceramic Surface Finish
Location
In store
Categories
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