Ceramic vessel
Comment
The container for the hoard survived only in its lowest portion – the base and perhaps a quarter of the wall. This fragment shows that the vessel had been pared to create a footring and recessed base. The surviving portion of the inner surface shows finger rilling, in contrast to a much smoother exterior. This suggests a ‘closed’ vessel, either a medium- or narrow-necked jar, a jug or a flagon. Of these, the basal footring suggests a flagon or perhaps a jug, as jars do not usually have this degree of elaboration at their bases.
The fabric is oxidised to an orange or light red and contains moderate amounts of mixed sandy grit. These characteristics would suggest an origin on or near the Cheshire Plain. The fabric resembles that from Holt but seems to have a more mixed filler and to have been fired less hard, although it must be said that the Holt fabrics vary and this cannot be entirely ruled out as an origin. However, the Holt kilns are generally thought to have begun production after the change of legionary garrison at Chester in the late 80s. The absence of the upper part of the vessel means that it is not yet possible to date it accurately. A later first-century AD date would be quite reasonable, but it is the coin hoard which dates the pot and its deposition and there seems no reason to push the dating of the pottery vessel any later than that of the date of the hoard.
Preservation
base
Form
Flagon
Material
Ceramic
Hoard
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