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Description: | Body sherd of a glazed decorated earthenware pottery vessel probably dating from the later medieval period (1350 - 1500). Not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form, without this a more certain date is difficult. The fabric of the sherd is relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, coal (?) and quartz inclusions. The fabric colour of the sherd is two tone, the centre is a mid grey colour and the inner and outer surface a mid brown orange. This two-tone effect has been caused by low temperatures within the kiln and is typical of early pottery. The outer face has been decorated with a series of incised horizontal linear lines. The outer surface has also been glazed, much has since abraded and best preservation is within the decorative horizontal lines. The glaze is a yellowish cream colour with areas or mid green. Not enough of this surface remains to guess at true colour. Due to the smallness of the sherd the diameter of the vessel cannot be estimated. It measures 47.4mm length, 40.3mm width, is 7.4mm thick, and weighs 13.91 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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