Fabric 4.2 - Oolitic limestone tempered ware (Peacock Group B2)
Soft to hard fired fabric containing inclusions ranging from single ooliths (<1.0mm) to larger fragments of oolitic limestone (<10.0mm). The clay is also sometimes micaceous.
Fabric is commonly buff throughout but can range from black/dark grey to orange.
Fabric is commonly buff throughout but can range from black/dark grey to orange.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Decoration
Stamped decoration around the rim (Peacock Group B2) (Peacock 1968) and may be wiped or evenly burnished.
Cotswolds area , GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Peacock (1968) suggested that the fabric and form characteristics of this pottery suggested a production area in the Cotswolds, where the potters were imitating other products in the region. It is relatively rare, for instance only accounting for 1% of the Iron Age pottery at Aston Mill (Evans 1990).
Peacock (1968) suggested that the fabric and form characteristics of this pottery suggested a production area in the Cotswolds, where the potters were imitating other products in the region. It is relatively rare, for instance only accounting for 1% of the Iron Age pottery at Aston Mill (Evans 1990).
Iron Age (c.400 BC to 100 BC)
A middle Iron Age date seems most likely given the stamp decoration around the upper rim which closely resembles other wares of this period.
A middle Iron Age date seems most likely given the stamp decoration around the upper rim which closely resembles other wares of this period.
Hardness
Soft
Feel
Smooth
Core colour
Buff
Int surface colour
Buff
Ext surface colour
Buff
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284 | 0 | Oolitic limestone | Abundant | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Sub-rounded |