Accession No
1980.216 B
Description
Sherds from multiple vessels of colour-coated and coarse ware. One lid sherd of castor ware decorated with linear grooves. Seven rim sherds; one upright, one flanged and five everted. Seven body sherds; one with linear grooves and one painted. Four base sherds; three with footrings including one base sherd of Samian ware.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Castle Hill; Ridgeons Garden [Phoenix Gardens]
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1980.216 B; PG F1 6 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Deposit: GIX Top
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1980.216 [A-B] reads: 'Sherds of Samian, colour-coated ware (including part of a Castor ware lid) and coarse ware.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Ridgeons Gardens I (Phoenix Gardens), Castle Hill excavations 1962-1963 by John Alexander, Ray Farrar, etc. (Event no. ECB1294).
Event Date 1962
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
Alexander, John and Pullinger, Joyce. (2000). ‘Roman Cambridge: Excavations on Castle Hill 1956-1988’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 88. pp. 1-268
Event Date 2000
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
Sherds from multiple vessels of colour-coated and coarse ware. One lid sherd of castor ware decorated with linear grooves. Seven rim sherds; one upright, one flanged and five everted. Seven body sherds; one with linear grooves and one painted. Four base sherds; three with footrings including one base sherd of Samian ware.
Event Date 22/4/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:296280
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