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Drawings Roman shale saucer from Povington, Dorset

Object number

LDSAL2020.15.72

Production date

1859

Material

Paper
Ink
Printer's Ink

Technique

Drawing
Engraving (Printing Process)

Dimensions

Height: 48mm
Width: 143mm

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Saucer, or stand of Kimmeridge coal. Found at Povington, Dorset.
Length of the original, 5½ inches, depth of the saucer ½ inch.

Inscription content

Arch. Inst.
XVI. p. 299

References

Reference (free text)

'Proceedings at the Meetings of the Archaeological Institute', Archaeological Journal 16 (1859): 299-302. Illustration (Engraving), p. 299. Report by Rev John Austen on 'Kimmeridge coal money' found on the isle of Purbeck. Povington, excavated by Austen, was found to be one of the manufacturing sites for lathe-turned shale rings, bracelets, etc.