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jar
Object Type
jar
Museum number
1978,1101.1234
Description
Rim sherd (re-joined from two fragments) from a handmade necked jar. Bright orange exterior and interior on the body, dark grey rim and shoulder. Burnished on the exterior and interior of the rim. Flint, grog, mica and quartz tempered.
Cultures/periods
Early Iron Age
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
The British Museum
Excavated by:
David Thomson Trust
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Cliffe (Kent)
, Feature 10 Layer 40
Materials
pottery
Technique
handmade
burnished
flint-tempered
grog-tempered
mica-tempered
quartz-tempered
Dimensions
Length:
131 millimetres
Weight:
352.20 grammes
Width:
17400 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Kinnes et. al. 1998 / Excavations at Cliffe, Kent
(p.30, 8)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
1978
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1978,1101.1234