Fabric 12.2 - Oxidised organically tempered Severn Valley ware


This fabric description applies to locally produced Severn Valley ware. As seen in Fabric 12 but with common organic temper, usually seen as elongated voids, appearing as black or grey streaks in the matrix (<3.0mm).
Usually reddish-orange but may be brown and sometimes with a reduced grey core.

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Fabric 12.2 Oxidised organically tempered Severn Valley ware

Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Generally consisting of a combination of cordons, grooves and pattern burnishing. Less frequent occurrence of white slip, brown colour-coats or rough-cast decoration.
Malvern, WORCESTERSHIRE
Microscopic and chemical analysis has confirmed that Fabric 12.2 was produced in the Great Buckman's Farm/Newland Common kilns which can be dated to the 2nd to 3rd century on the basis of their products. Further vessels of this fabric have also been identified at the Newland Hopfields site. However, it cannot be assumed that all products of this fabric came solely from these two sites.
3 related kilns
Roman (Mid 1st to 4th century)
Most commonly identified within assemblages of mid 1st to 2nd century date.

Texture & Colour

Hardness
Hard
Feel
Smooth
Fracture
Conchoidal
Surface treatment
Burnished or occasional a white or brown slip

Core colour
Light grey
Int surface colour
Orange
Ext surface colour
Orange

Inclusions (6)

DB ID Modified Description Frequency Size Sorting Rounding
125 0 Mica Moderate Well-sorted Flat
126 0 Quartz Sparse Fine Well-sorted
127 0 Black or brown inclusions Sparse Medium Ill-sorted
128 0 Clay pellets Sparse Coarse Ill-sorted
129 0 Iron-rich pellets Sparse Ill-sorted
130 0 Organic Moderate Coarse Ill-sorted

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