Fabric 13 - Sandy oxidised ware
Hard fired fabric containing moderate-abundant quartz grains (<1.0mm) which can be rounded to sub-angular in shape.
Orange throughout.
Orange throughout.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Similar to Severn Valley ware and generally consisting of a combination of cordons, grooves and pattern burnishing. Less frequent occurrence of white slip.
Unlocated - Gloucester?, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Forms in this ware include Severn Valley ware types and forms with affinities to Gloucester Glevum ware (Rawes 1972; Timby 1990). Jars and flagons in this fabric were found at Droitwich (Rees 1992, fig 31). Further vessels have been identified at Sidbury (Evans 1992, 38) and Deansway (Bryant and Evans 2001, 32) in Worcester.
Forms in this ware include Severn Valley ware types and forms with affinities to Gloucester Glevum ware (Rawes 1972; Timby 1990). Jars and flagons in this fabric were found at Droitwich (Rees 1992, fig 31). Further vessels have been identified at Sidbury (Evans 1992, 38) and Deansway (Bryant and Evans 2001, 32) in Worcester.
Roman (Mid 1st to 2nd century)
Hardness
Hard
Feel
Rough
Surface treatment
Burnished
Core colour
Orange
Int surface colour
Orange
Ext surface colour
Orange
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 0 | Quartz | Moderate | Medium | Ill-sorted | Sub-angular |