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Description: | Large sherd of a relatively thin walled vessel probably a straight sided or slightly flared bowl dating from the medieval period (1300-1450). The sherd consists of a complete cross section of the vessel from the base to the rim. It is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and irregular in profile. The fabric is a hard fired earthen-ware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, grog (broken pot) and quartz inclusions. There are also a number of irregular shaped holes which might suggest that the pot was originally tempered with organic matter which has burnt away (the shapes of the holes are relatively irregular which would not suggest the use of oolitic limestone. The fabric colour is a mid orange brown which is regular throughout the section. The exterior surface of the bowl is unglazed; however, both the inner and exterior surfaces have a mid grey black coloured staining. This is likely to be from soot. The thickness of the side wall varies from the base (where it is the thickest) to the rim (which is relatively thin). Approximately 11 % of the rim remains and from this a diameter for the bowl can be estimated; this would be approximately 12cm. The base of the bowl seems to be relatively flat bottomed. When the base of the bowl is rested on a flat surface the side wall is at an angle of approximately 80°. The overall shape and form of the bowl would indicate a date in the 14th century. It is similar to example 5.1.7c and 5.1.4c in the Classification of Medieval Ceramics Form.The sherd measures 56.6mm width, is 45.2mm high, has a maximum thickness (base) 9.9mm, minimum thickness (rim) 7.4mm and weighs 29.86 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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