NMS Archaeology Object 705685: X.2009.12.271 - Pottery / sherd Counter

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Description

Summary

Greyware body sherd reused as a counter, Roman, Newstead, Roxburghshire

Accession Number

X.2009.12.271

Other references

Classification Day Book ARCH TTNC	X.FRA 5806 2001/65/1 2000/11

Original description

Part of a collection of fieldwalking finds made by Walter Elliot. ARCH DB 2000/103. ARCH TTNC 2000/11. N.B. X.2009.12.254 (X.FJ 199) is not from Newstead (glass bead from Rink, Selkirk), nor is X.2009.12.278.1 (X.BMA 4569) a collection of flint tools and flakes from Kalemouth, Roxburghshire (NT 714 276). X.FRA 5806 Greyware body sherd reused as counter; 25 x 23 x 5 mm. Newstead, Elliot collection; fieldwalking 2003-4. F. Hunter note, 2013-10-30: Roman.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Fieldwalking

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

2009

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Elliot collection

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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