Fabric 4.6 - Oolitic limestone and sand tempered ware
Soft to hard fired fabric with a rough feel and containing quartz sand (<1.0mm) and ooliths (<1.0mm) and/or fargments of oolitic limestone (<10.0mm).
Ranges in colour from black/dark grey to, more commonly, bright orange and beige. Often variegated.
Ranges in colour from black/dark grey to, more commonly, bright orange and beige. Often variegated.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Decoration
Too little material known for comment but may be wiped and a few examples show traces of burnishing.
Cotswolds area , GLOUCESTERSHIRE
A minor fabric found in the south Worcestershire area.
A minor fabric found in the south Worcestershire area.
Iron Age (c.400 BC to 100 BC)
Its associations suggest a middle Iron Age date.
Its associations suggest a middle Iron Age date.
Hardness
Soft
Feel
Rough
Surface treatment
Wiped or burnished.
Core colour
Black
Int surface colour
Brown
Ext surface colour
Black
Int margin colour
Brown
Ext margin colour
Black
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 0 | Shell | Moderate | Medium | Ill-sorted | |
| 307 | 0 | Quartz | Sparse | Fine | Well-sorted | Rounded |