Thorpe-by-Newark No. 1 / Thorpe by Newark

INFORMATION

FontID: 12541THO

Country Name: England

Location: Nottinghamshire, East Midlands

Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A46, 6-7 km SW of Newark-on-Trent

Century and Period: 4th century (?), Early Christian / Anglo-Roman

Workshop/Group/Artisan: lead tank

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Listed in Taylor ([2006?]) in a group of Roman decorated tanks discovered in the East Midlands (Walesby, Bishop Norton, Caistor, Brough, Thorpe by Newark and Rushton)

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, lead

Number of Pieces: fragment

Font Shape: round?

Basin Interior Shape: round?

Basin Exterior Shape: round?

REFERENCES

Taylor, Jeremy, "An Archaeological Resource Assessment and Research Agenda for the Roman Period in the East Midlands [draft research agenda]", [2006?]