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Description: | Base fragment of a large vessel (jug or jar - probably a jug) dating from c.AD 1200-1500.The fabric is a hard-fired sand-tempered ware with abundant quartz inclusion c. 0.5mm-2.0mm well distributed through the fabric and visible erupting at the exterior surface. Also includes sparse angular stone (limestone?). The exterior fabric is buff-yellow in colour and paler on the interior surface. The exterior includes a thin yellow slip. Circumferential lines on the exterior are a by-product of the wheel-throwing process rather than decoration.Length: 62mm; Width: 54.1mm; Thickness: 13.2mm; Weight: 46.6g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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