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Discovery Centre Finds - Stoneware Jug
Discovery Centre Finds - Post-medieval glass bottle with seal
A 17th-century dark green glass wine bottle of the “shaft and globe” type, made in England using the free-blown method. Its seal, marked “I.H,” likely identifies the person who commissioned it rather than the maker—possibly John or similar, as “I” was used for “J” at the time.
Discovery Centre Finds - Glass ‘bath flask’ & hexagonal bottle
A late 1st-century glass bath flask, once used for perfumed oils in Roman baths, was discovered in Gloucester. It retains a copper-alloy ring for suspension, hinting at personal use during the city’s Legionary fortress period. Alongside it, a striking blue hexagonal glass bottle served as a versatile container for liquids like oil or wine.
Discovery Centre Finds - Clay Pipes
Two 19th-century clay pipes reflect personal identity and patriotism. One is linked to military service with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, while the other features Irish nationalist symbols popular among immigrant communities in towns like Gloucester and Cheltenham.
Discovery Centre Finds – Decorated Greyware flagon
This large pottery vessel was found in a well at Frocester, probably dating to the later 2nd or 3rd centuries AD.
Discovery Centre Finds - Flint arrowhead
This almost complete ‘leaf-shaped’ flint arrowhead was found at the Buckles site, Frocester, in 1983.