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A. Urn, 9¼ in. diameter; soft brownish-red
clay, with a good black coating, smoothed round the base, and in bands
round the shoulder, with wavy lines scored on the latter.
B. Base of grey ware vessel.
C. Fragment of rim of large vessel; fine
grey ware.
D. Fragment of coarse grey ware (? rim of a
large wide-mouthed pan with nearly upright side).
E. Flask or bottle, 5⅛ in. diameter;
grey clay with red slip coating. Too incomplete for comparison, but
resembles Silchester Pottery, p. 149, p1. lxiv., type 123. The
smallness of the neck indicates its purpose as a gutturnium, or
lamp filler. The angular joining of neck and body suggests an early
second, or late first, century date.
F. (Not illustrated.) Fragments of soft
sandy clay vessel; no parts of rim or base recovered; apparently portions
of an urn about 10 in. or 11 in. diameter.
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Among these were also found some pieces of rusty iron, unfortunately so
corroded that it is impossible to say with certainty what they were. One
piece shewed traces of wood, to which it appeared to have been nailed,
so they may be remains of the handles and bands of a wooden cist.
In August an extension of the original excavation
northwards, about 8 ft. by 8 ft., was made, and the vessels numbered 7
to 11 were brought to light. The groups of pottery were now kept
distinct and more satisfactorily recorded; at this time also
arrangements were made that no further finds should be disturbed until
their recovery could be watched.
GROUP I.
No. 7. URN, containing calcined bones, 11 in. diameter, 12¼in. high;
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