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Description: | A slightly abraded fragment of dark grey earthenware of early-medieval date, Early or Middle Saxon; there has been a considerable amount of early-medieval material from the findspot. The sherd is broadly five-sided and is slightly curved in profile. It is decorated with three transverse grooves, above/below which is a motif formed using a sub-rectangular tool to impress (?wedge-shaped) marks in a circular arrangement (rosette). The motifs might suggest a cremation urn (cf. Hawkes and Grainger 2003, 131; e.g. ref. C. 34). An Early Saxon date is perhaps more likely for this sherd, although a Middle Saxon date cannot be ruled out completely.
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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