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Description: | Rim sherd of a thin walled cooking pot or storage vessel probably dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period (1400 - 1600 AD). The fabric is a hard earthenware with a number of small rounded and sub-angular grit and broken burnt pottery inclusions. The fabric also contains a large amount of sand like grains. The fabric colour is mid orange grey. The outer and inner surface of the pottery is a mottled light orange brown. This two-tone effect has been caused by low temperatures within the kiln and is typical of early pottery. There is no glaze present. From the rim of the sherd a diameter for the pot can be estimated; this would be approximately 34cm. There is not enough of the body of the pot surviving to give an estimation of the depth or overall form/shape of the vessel. There is no evidence of soot on the outer surfaces of the pot. This would suggest that the pot was not used for cooking on a fire. It is likely that the inner surface of the rim of the pot is recessed. This would have allowed a lid or stopper to rest and seal the pot. The sherd measures 55mm in length, 24.5mm width, maximum thickness (rim) 27.2mm, minimum thickness (body) 5.2mm. Weight 16.55 grams
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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