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Early Medieval pottery amphora
Possibly an Early Medieval import. Bodysherd of ?amphora with internal rilling. Exterior has vertical impressions which retain red slip. Fabric pale orange, medium hard, inclusions much white mica, tiny quartz and dark minerals, with large yellow clay pellets. 3 x 3 cm. T. 6 mm. 1989 E (73). ?Mediterranean.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
89.206H/967
Find Information
Site Name: Longbury Bank, Penally
Grid Reference: SS 1117 9996
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1989 / Sep
Acquisition
donation, 7/11/1989
Measurements
weight / g:5.1
length / mm:30
width / mm:30
thickness / mm:6
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Material
Mica tempered
Quartz tempered
Location
In store
Categories
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