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Remains of two pottery vessels were recovered with the hoard; a grey ware jar and a small coarseware 'dog bowl'. Evidence from staining from the coins can be seen on the inside of the base and lower wall of the jar, and on the outside base of the small bowl. This implies the small bowl was placed inside the jar after the coins and lay on top of the coins. The surviving rim sherds of the jar show it was just possible for the bowl to be placed inside the jar. The jar is a medium sized jar in a grey ware with a grey core to the fabric and distinct oxidised orange margins. There is a trace of a zig zag design faintly incised on the upper shoulder of the vessel. The vessel is broken into a large number of sherds and not all the sherds from the vessel were recovered. Most of the base and lower wall of the vessel is represented, but only half of the rim. Base diameter = 1 30mm, External Rim diameter 1 50mm. The small bowl is a 'dog bowl' or simple bowl with short upright sides and a simple rim. They are sometimes called 'dog bowls ' because they are similar in shape to modem dog bowls, but were not used this way in Roman times. The bowl is made form a reduced fabric with sparse visible inclusions of rounded opaque sand grains. The exterior surface is dark brown over an oxidised margin. The bowl was originally complete, although a few small sherds were not recovered. Base diameter = 98mm, External Rim Diameter 1 1 8 mm, Vessel Height 37mm.
Record created by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (May 2025).
