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Description: | Five body sherds from a single vessel. The largest sherd is from the shoulder of the vessel; the section of which survives steeply towards the neck. The shoulder is not pronounced and tapers shallowly from this point towards the base. It is probable that the vessel was a tall, wheel-thrown jar or jug. The fabric is a coarse, gritty material, pale grey at the core with prominent borders. The exterior surface is pale yellow-buff whilst the interior is a very pale pinkish-orange. The temper is characterised by frequent, ill-sorted, moderate to large, sub-angular sandstone grit inclusions 0.5-2.0mm diameter erupting from the break. A fine sand is also abundant in the temper. The edge breaks are clean and irregular. Both surfaces are fine, despite the large inclusions within the fabric.Wheel-thrown and unglazed gritty wares dominate York's assemblage from the late 11th century to the early 13th Century, providing the main cooking vessel fabric. (Mainman and Jenner, 2013: 1178)Gritty Ware.Medieval.AD1075-1250DimensionsSherd 1Length: 87.6mm; Width: 58.4mm; Thickness: 7.3mm. Weight: 38.3gSherd 2Length: 40.9mm; Width: 28.2mm; Thickness: 7.2mm. Weight: 6.7gSherd 3Length: 30.1mm; Width: 20.9mm; Thickness: 8.4mm. Weight: 6.1gSherd 4Length: 32.5mm; Width: 21.1mm; Thickness: 7.1mm. Weight: 4.2gSherd 5Length: 24.1mm; Width: 19.5mm; Thickness: 6.4mm. Weight: 2.9gReferenceMainman, A. and Jenner, A. 2013. Medieval Pottery from York (The Archaeology of York 16/9). York: York Archaeological Trust.Report byAdam ParkerAssistant Curator of Archaeology, Yorkshire Museum
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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