Possibly early medieval pottery assemblage, near 'Othona' Roman fort (EHER 35)

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Summary

Possibly early medieval (see note) shell-tempered pottery sherds in a collection owned by Mr Brinson at the Colchester Museum.

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Grid reference	TM 0310 0830 (point)
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Early Medieval - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)

Description

'Sub-Roman?' shell-tempered sherds. Ipswich ware sherds. In the Colchester Museum. Also Middle Saxon pottery. Grass-tempered and Stamford ware sherds, owned by Mr Brinson. Now in Colchester Museum. <1> <2> Note: the term 'sub-Roman' is probably referring to the early medieval period.

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<1> SEX396 LIST: Lamb, R.. unknown. Unpublished pottery from Othona.
<2> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by Mr Brinson near 'Othona' Roman fort, year unknown (EEX61787)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM00-001

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