Vessel
Comment
The jar which contained the coins was lying on its side at a depth of approximately 460 mm, the impression of its base and 140 mm of the body being clearly visible in the clay subsoil. The bulk of the vessel and its contents were spread up to 15 m south of this by the earth scraper, but it is reasonable to assume that the bulk of the coins were collected and sufficient fragments of the jar were removed to permit reconstruction.
The narrow-necked jar has a reduced grey fabric with fine quartz tempering. On the shoulder is an applied off-white slip. A depression about 25 mm diameter on the shoulder is a firing defect.
Height 222 mm Diameter (base) 83 mm (Body) 202 mm (External rim) 78 mm Munsel Colour Code 5YR.5/1
While the rim form suggests that it should be possible to identify the source of the vessel, extensive enquiries have succeeded only in eliminating many possibilities. This form can be matched at Alice Holt, although it has not been possible to locate an exactly similar vessel in the available literature, but again this type of jar is common during the third century and can be paralleled elsewhere as well. Significantly this use of the off-white applied slip has been dated to after AD 270 at Alice Holt, which would also fit the date provided by this hoard. On balance then, it would appear that this vessel originated in south east England and if this is so then it would appear to be the first record of a vessel from the Alice Holt kilns to be found in Shropshire."
Form
Jar
Material
Ceramic
Hoard
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