Upchurch
and North Kent (Roman) Pottery
A ceramic typology for northern
Kent, first to third centuries A.D. By Jason Monaghan
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G2/4
- G – grog, 2 - variation, / 4
- Cliffe parish
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Picture of fabric of sherd of Grog
Tempered Ware pictured above
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G1/4b
Colour : orange,
occasionally grey.
Section : black or grey.
Texture : smooth.
Hardness : soft.
Fracture : irregular-laminated.
Surface : burnished.
Decoration : rouletting, cordons, grooves.
Manufacture : wheel-thrown, some turning and knife-trimming.
Inclusions : Grog, moderate, medium to coarse, i, A.
Quartz, sparse, fine, w, SA.
Quartz, occasional, medium, i, SA.
Chalk, occasional, medium, i, A.
Charcoal, occasional, coarse, i, I.
Mica, occasional, i, F.
Variations :
G1/4hb: Handmade variant of above.
G1/1: As above, rare, but colour is normally grey.
Fabric definitions
- Fabrics are listed according to
temper. Where fabrics from different production sites are very
similar, only the most typical is described in full. The remainder are
listed in numerical order. Only Upchurch and Thameside fabrics are
described, those of Thameside Essex and West Kent being beyond the
scope of this work. The philosophy of the chosen system is outlined in
chapter 4.
Temper Codes C - chaff, F - flint,
G - grog, H - shell, I - no
temper, S - sand
Production Area 1 -
Upchurch, including Hoo and all Medway marshes. 2 -Isle of
Grain.
Codes 3
- Higham and the High ground above the
Thames. 4 -Cliffe
parish.
5 - Shorne parish and marshes to the east of
Chalk. 6 -Cooling and Halstow
marshes.
Technical Variations b -
burnished. h -hand made body (rim may be
wheel finished),
p -pitch-painted, s -slipped.
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