Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

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STONE ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS
The quantity and variety of stone architectural fragments recovered have meant
that identification of each piece by a geologist would be prohibitively
expensive and time-consuming. Martyn Owen of the Institute of Geological
Sciences. London has kindly identified several pieces and from this basis I
have described the rest. A few remain with no identification offered.
Most of the architectural fragments derive from post-Roman contexts. This is
the result of the medieval robbing of the Roman levels for building stone.
there being none locally. Therefore unless a fragment is obviously post-Roman
or is found incorporated in a post-Roman structure. it is included here.
2546 SF LWC 359. A14 F6. Pit. Second half of the 17th century. Africano
marble. Veneer, 6.5 mm thick. No edges.
2547 SF LWC 71. A16. Probably modern. Purbeck marble. Inscription'DEO'.
Hollow chamfer along top edge.
2548 SF LWC 3666. A19. Probably modern. Imperial (red) porphyry. Veneer.
6.0 mm thick. No edges.
2549 SF LWC 1607. A36 F20. 15th century. Brecciated white and pink marble.
Veneer. 8.5 mm thick. No edges.
2550 SF LWC 360. A48. Modern. Greek green porphyry. Veneer strip 6.0 mm
thick. 19.0 mm wide.
2551 SF LWC 375. A49 F29. 16th century or later. Brecciated white and pink
marble. ?Veneer. Lower surface unworked. maximum thickness 23.0 mm. No