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Description: | A body sherd from a relatively thick walled glazed pottery vessel; not enough survives to indicate the form or overall size. The sherd dates to the later medieval period (1400 - 1550). The sherd is irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The fabric is a hard fired earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, quartz and grog (pottery temper) inclusions. The fabric is also mica rich. The colour of the fabric is a uniform mid orange brown colour. Glaze which is now much decayed has been applied to both the inner and outer faces of the vessel. The glaze on the outer surface seems to have been applied (or survives) in better condition. The glaze is a mid yellow brown colour. There is no evidence of sooting or heating in a fire and it is likely that the glazed sherd is from a piece of decorative tableware, possibly a chafing dish or similar thick decorative but functional pottery. Not enough of the vessels survive to suggest the size or form, and the sherd is particularly plough worn and abraded. The sherd measures: 32.8mm in length, 24.3mm width, is 8.6mm thick and weighs 7.49 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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