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Description: | Body sherd of an unglazed earthenware pottery vessel dating from the medieval period (1050 ?? 1350). Not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form, without this a more certain date is difficult. The sherd is most likely to be from either a storage jar or cooking pot. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, quartz and pottery (grog) inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the sherd is two tone, the centre is a mid buff grey colour and the inner surface a mid orange colour, whilst the outer is a mixed Grey orange color. This two-tone effect has been caused by fluctuating temperatures within the kiln and is typical of this type of pottery. Due to the smallness of the sherd the diameter of the vessel cannot be estimated. It measures 33.7mm length, 21mm width, is 5.1mm thick, and weighs 4.82 grams. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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