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Description: | A bunghole fragment from a medieval coarse Surrey/Hampshire borderware cistern. The bunghole is ring-shaped; it contains part of the wall of the cistern and an additional attached fluted disc of the same fabric, which has then had a circular removal taken from the centre. The fabric is light grey with small to large flint and grit inclusions. It measures 52.1mm (length) x 46.9mm (width) x 22.2mm (thickness) x 17.7.mm (diameter of hole) and weighs 46.37g.Cisterns are a common form of coarseware vessel, and are the only ones to have bungholes. The cisterns were made from c.1340 to 1440 AD (Pearce and Vince 1988, 56 & 87)
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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