Accession No

1979.304 D


Description

63 sherd from multiple vessels, including at least 15 everted rim sherds, one straight rim, and at least five base sherds. Some light grey fabric, mostly dark grey and brown fabric.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm


Period

Roman


Source

Alexander, John (Dr) [donor]; Trump, David [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1979.304 D; A5/2 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Alexander.Dr.John in 1965-9.
Deposit: DX Top
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1979.304 [A-R]: 'Numerous sherds of mortaria colour-coated ware (including Oxfordshire ware, red-coated orange ware, imitations of Samian Drag. 38, painted ware); coarse ware (including large storage jars, some of them Horningsea Ware); pieces of bone and charcoal; three fragments of iron; pieces of tile'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Site AR I, Manor Farm, excavated by David Trump, 1965-1966.
Manor Farm Arbury Road excavations, 1965-1969 (Event no. ECB359). See archive for unpublished reports (Doc.493-Doc.497 and GO3/3/41).
Event Date 1965
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Related Documents)
One of the labels found with 1979.304 A-R: '20.8.65'
and another: 'disc. (i.e. discarded) tile, stone, oyster'
Event Date 20/8/1965
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (References)
Alexander, John, et al. (1966). ‘Arbury Road Cambridge 1965-66: A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sites AR I, II, III, IV and V'. Unpublished report.
Event Date 1966
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
63 sherd from multiple vessels, including at least 15 everted rim sherds, one straight rim, and at least five base sherds. Some light grey fabric, mostly dark grey and brown fabric.
Event Date 3/8/2021
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:292926

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