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Description: | Sherd from the rim of an medieval earthenware cooking vessel from the twelfth century (1100-1200). The sherd consists of both the rim and sidewall; the rim is stepped with an internal groove which tapers and then swells into the body of the vessel. It is a large sherd with no abraded edges, suggesting it has come from an undisturbed archaeological context / deposit. The exterior of the sherd has been made friable through heat exposure and the sherd is laminating, due to exposure to frost which means that it probably lay on the surface of the soil. The fabric is a hard earthenware which is mica rich, with frequent angular and sub-angular crushed quartz inclusions and with sparse black grit (maybe coal measure) inclusions. The exterior of the sherd has soot deposits, but the interior lacks any limescale, which commonly occurs when used for heating water.The sherd measures 74.9mm height, 98.6mm width, is 27.8mm thick on the rim and 6.2mm thick on the sidewall. The sherd weighs 71.9 grams. The rim has a projected diameter of 26cm and it represents approximately 13% of the rim.
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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