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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Pictures of Flint tempered fabrics - Page 250

F1/1b - F – flint,  1 - variation,  /  1 - Upchurch, including Hoo etc,  b - burnished

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Picture of fabric of sherd of Flint Tempered Fabric Ware pictured above
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F2/1h  - F – flint,  2 - variation,  /  1 - Upchurch, including Hoo etc,  h - hand made

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Picture of fabric of sherd of Flint Tempered Fabric Ware pictured above
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F1/1h - F – flint,  1 - variation,  /  1 - Upchurch, including Hoo etc,  h - hand made body

Colour          : all shades from orange to black.
Section        : as surface.
Texture        : harsh.
Hardness     : fairly hard.
Surface        : untreated.
Decoration    : diagonal or vertical rough combing. Occasional finger stabbing.
Manufacture : hand built, some knife-trimming.
Inclusions     : Flint, abundant, very coarse, i, A.
                       Flint, moderate, medium, i, A.
                       Quartz, sparse, coarse & medium, i, R.
                       Grog, sparse, medium, i, A.
                       Mica, occasional, fine, F.
                       Magnetite, occasional, medium, i, SA.
                       Charcoal, occasional, medium, i, A.

Variations :
Fl/lhb: As above, but has burnishing on upper parts of vessel producing a smooth silky finish.
Fl/lhp: As above, but black pitch is painted onto the rim.

F2/1  - F – flint,  2 - variation,  /  1 - Upchurch, including Hoo and all Medway marshes

Colour         : all shades from orange to black.
Section        : as surface.
Texture        : rough.
Hardness     : fairly hard.
Surface        : untreated.
Decoration    : cordons or grooves.
Manufacture : wheel thrown.
Inclusions     : Flint, moderate, medium, i, A.
                       Quartz, moderate, very fine to medium, w, SA,
                       Charcoal, sparse, medium, i, SA,
                       Magnetite, occasional, medium, i, SA.

Variations :
F2/lb: As above but vessels may be burnished on the shoulder and rim.

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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