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It was a reddish-brown pot. The pot was a fairly narrow-necked jar, 7 in. high and 7 in. wide, with an outcurving rim.
The textile has been found within the mass of the corroded coins (described as a pear-shaped lump from within the pot, which was broken on discovery). The textiles consist of a number of very small fragments, the largest measuring about ½ x ¾ in. Many of the fragments are curved from being wrapped round the brooches and consist of several layers. The thread is very degraded, now dark brown-black, and stained green in places. The fragments all appear to be from the same cloth, a fine and evenly spun plain weave. In one direction, presumably the warp, the threads run in pairs, about 32 double threads [i.e. 64 in all] per inch. In the opposite direction the yarn is heavier, 24 per inch. Both yarns are Z spun.
In the form of a snake with head and tail overlapping. The hatched incisions illustrate the degeneration of the naturalistic pattern – this type of decoration represents the less careful work of the third century.
Roberston dataset, imported by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Aug. 2025).
