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Description: | Thirteen medieval earthenware pottery vessel sherds, 13th-15th century. Four rim, four body, four base sherds, one probable base sherd. The fabrics of the rims and body sherds are very similar, but they could possibly be differentiated as follows:Fabric 1 - oxidised, light orange in colour, numerous ill-sorted angular and rounded quartz inclusions, sparse (?iron-rich) orange/red inclusions, some voids on surface.Fabric 2 - oxidised, light orange in colour, numerous ill-sorted rounded quartz inclusions, rare non-crystalline (?iron-rich) orange/red inclusions, rare ill-sorted non-crystalline black inclusions inclusions (up to 3mm), some voids on surface.Fabric 3 - oxidised, light orange in colour, numerous ill-sorted rounded and angular quartz inclusions, common non-crystalline (?iron-rich) orange/red inclusions, numerous voids on surface.Sherds numbered from top to bottom, left to right - individual images for rims, body, and base sherds, and uncertain sherd.Rims:1. Fabric 1, simple everted rim, flattened on the upper surface, weight 19.33g.2. Fabric 2, sub-triangular everted rim (flattedned on top & inner edge, convex on outer edge), weight 17.01g.3. Fabric 1, simple everted rim, from small vessel, weight 6.47g.4. Fabric 1, rounded (rolled) everted rim, weight 19.96g.Body: 1. Fabric 2, some green glaze on outer surface, weight 18.38g.2. Fabric 1, unglazed, weight 12.57g.3. Fabric 2, four small splashes of green glaze, weight 15.69g.4. Fabric 3, unglazed, weight 9.99g.Bases:1. Oxidised surfaces, reduced core numerous fine white ?non-crystalline inclusions (from c.0.3-1mm), thick green-yellow glaze on outer surface, decorative horizontal lines around base of wall (four survive at c. 15mm intervals), flat base, slightly inclined wall, possibly jug base; weight 40.28g.2. Orange outer surface, light grey inner surface, grey reduced core, coarse fabric with numerous ill-sorted rounded quartz sands (c.0.7-3.5mm), no foot, everted wall, random linear scrape/impression marks on base; weight 9.32g.3. Reduced fabric 1? with purplish surfaces, everted wall, no foot, weight 37.22g (possibly from same vessel as base 4).4. Reduced fabric 1? with purplish surfaces, everted wall, no foot, weight 13.47g (possibly from same vessel as base 3).Uncertain sherd - probably an internally glazed base sherd. Flat sectioned, numerous voids on unglazed surface (like that on the underside of bases 1 & 2), curving wheel-marks and highly fired glaze on other surface (bubbles in glaze); weight 19.48g.
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