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Description: | A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of medieval date. The fragment is a handle sherd from a Purple Glazed Ware vessel, with a soft, soapy, buff coloured fabric. There are no easily visible inclusions present. The upper surface of the handle is decorated with three deep vertical grooves with corresponding pointed ridges and is coated in a dark purple-brown glaze.The handle fragment is 51.2mm long, 36.1mm wide, 12.8mm thick and weighs 24.8g.The purple glazed ware industry evolved from the Humber industry in the mid 15th century and lasted for about 50 years (Jennings, p.32).
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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