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Title: VESSEL [Go to resource]
Description: Rim sherd of a large substantial thin walled cooking pot or storage jar probably dating from the late 14th century (1300-1400 AD). The fabric is a very hard over fired or burnt earthen ware which is very shiny. The fabric colour is mid-brown black with small rounded inclusions. The outer and inner surfaces of the sherd are a mid-dark brown / black colour. The outer surface may have been slightly burnished. There is no glaze present. From the rim of the sherd a diameter for the pot can be estimated, this would be approximately 26cm. The over firing is probably due to the sherd or pot being in an uncontrolled fire rather than being initially overfired in the kiln. This would explain the shiny brittle nature of the sherd. Format: text/html License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Publisher: The Portable Antiquities Scheme Rights holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme Subjects: archaeology Temporal: 1300 1450 Source: Portable Antiquities Creator: Peter Reavill Identifier: http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... Language: en-GB Format: text/html Go to resource More Like this...
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