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Description: | A ceramic base sherd of early-Medieval date. It is very hard fired, a dark grey at the core and oxidised to a paler grey-buff at the interior surfaces. It has a sand temper, sparse mica and rare rounded quartzite pebbles (c.0.5mm). York Ware.Mainman (1990, 406) characterises the colour of the fabric: "the variation in surface and core colouration is a result of the imperfect control of the airflow in the kiln during firing. In some cases the core is reduced and the surface oxidised; in others the reverse is true". This sherd is an example of the latter.The vessel fabric is identical to a previously recorded early-Medieval vessel sherd from this site (YORYM-26070B). A reassessment of YORYM-26070B from the recorded photograph suggests that it is also of York Ware type and thus early Medieval in date. It is possible that the two sherds are from a single vessel.The vessel fragment is 41.5mm long, 33.5mm wide, 8.6mm thick and weighs 13.1g. Early MedievalAD 850-1000Mainman, A. J. 1990. Anglo-Scandinavian Pottery from Coppergate (Archaeology of York 16/5). York: York Archaeological TrustReport byAdam ParkerAssistant Curator of Archaeology, Yorkshire Museum
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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