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Roman pottery vessel
A grey ware jar rim sherd with wavy line decoration; a grey ware pot lid sherd and a red ware flagon handle. There is also a Caerleon ware rim sherd from a flagon with an unusual cordoned rim (See Usk 1993: Webster fig 118, 2.1; page 257 and fig 148, no 11 page 317 "an unusual cordoned rim perhaps owing something to the Caerleon ware flagons. Mid 2nd century.") This rim sherd has been distorted during firing - possibly a candlestick base??
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
56.214B/21.213
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field III, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1955 / Aug - Sep
Notes: Field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress: 'B' material is from Building VIII. From the Civil Settlement. Building A - at 111: in loam and occupation at plinth level.
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