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Description: | One handle of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD)The sherd consists of a handle fragment of a local miscellaneous (unsourced) Early Post Medieval ceramic type, consistent with 15th to 17th Centuries AD. The handle is mostly unglazed, apart from a few splashes. It is of a rod style, predominately straight with a slightly downward curve at the end. A handle of this style could have come a variety of different vessels including: a Pipkin (MPRG type 4.3.d), a large jug (MPRG type 3.1.17b), a handled bowl (MPRG type 5.1.12a), a skillet (MPRG type 5.5.1.c) or a frying pan (MPRG type 5.5.1).The sherd measures 59.9 mm in length, 49.8 mm wide and 13.4 mm thick. It weighs 53.9 grams. The end measures 18.9 mm in length and is 12.5 mm wide.Sherd specific details:Fabric type: Local miscellaneous (unsourced) oxidised wareSherd type: HandleHandle type: RodSherd thickness: 13.4 mmFiring condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interiorHardness: HardSurface texture: SmoothSurface treatment: Light green copper glazeCondition of sherds: Slightly abraded.Inclusions in fabric: Sparse quartzSherd has been photographed.Reference:MPRG 1998. A Guide to the Classification of Medieval Ceramic forms. Medieval Pottery Research Group Occasional Paper 1.
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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