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Description: | Eight unglazed sherds of domestic pottery - mostly from cooking pots - of medieval date 1100 - 1400. The fabric varies across the sherds and none conjoin. All are relatively abraded. None are glazed, however severall are sotted from being heated over an openfire and some have internal limsecale from heating water.Measurments and informationTop row from left:1. 3.9cmx 2.0cm. 8.9 gramsRim cooking pot -black inside. No glaze. quite coarse. Grey interior. Fabric:hard earthenware: it has poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions as well as voids formed from leached oolitic limestone or organic temper. The fabric is a reduced mid grey colour. Rim diametyer too small to accurately predict diameter of vessel2. 3.8cm x 1.9 cm. 4.8 gramsBody sherd: Grey (reduced) interior fabric; Orange (oxidised) exterior. decayed yellowish green glaze on exterior face Fabric:relatively hard earthenware: it has poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions as well as voids formed from leached oolitic limestone or organic temper. The fabric is a reduced mid grey colour. The thinness of the sherd and the use of glaze suggests it being from a jug3. 2.3cmx 1.4cm 1.6 gramsBlack interior fabric . no glaze - oxidised orange coloured external surfaces. The fabric is hard and possibly overfired being friable in nature. Fabric mica rich contains poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions4. 4.2cm x 2.8cm, 7.8 gramspale orange yellow coloured fabric internal grey core. No glaze fabric mica rich and contains poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusionsBottom row from left:1.4.3cmx2.0cm. 15.9 gramsUnglazed. Cooking pot with black soot on one side. Grey interior fabric. coarse mica rich fabric with poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions2. 4.2cm x 3.6cm. 11.8 gramsUnglazed. Cooking pot with black soot on one side. Grey interior fabric. coarse mica rich fabric with poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions Series of thumb print decoration on external edge - possible jug fragment?3. 3.7cm x 2.1cm. 7.5 gramsUnglazed: Grey interior fabric oxidised orange exterior coarse mica rich fabric with poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions 4. 2.0cm x 1.5 cm.2.0 gramsUnglazed. Cooking pot with black soot on one side. Grey interior fabric. coarse mica rich fabric with poorly sorted quartz and grit-like inclusions
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