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VESSEL

Unique ID: SOM-2517D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

6 earthenware vessel shards of Medieval date (probably 12th to 14th century). All have a very similar sandy fabric, a grey inner core, with one slightly lighter face and another buff coloured face. The fabric is tempered with sparse mica, frequent quartz (<2mm), fairly frequent large fragments of grog (<5mm) and iron ore (<1mm). 1. Length: 28.37mm, Width: 15.28mm, Thickness: 5.21mm, Weight: 2.79g 2. Length: 26.97mm, Width: 15.63mm, Thickness: 7.29mm, Weight: 3.31g 3. Length: 21.18mm, Width: 14.61mm, Thickness: 5.97mm, Weight: 1.78g 4. Length: 22.19mm, Width: 15.29mm, Thickness: 6.73mm, Weight: 2.75g 5. Length: 19.58mm, Width: 17.89mm, Thickness: 5.58mm, Weight: 2.00g 6. Length: 16.41mm, Width: 14.39mm, Thickness: 3.29mm, Weight: 0.88g

Notes:

Found as part of a large collection of earthenware vessel shards from a garden. The majority of which was Medieval, representing a variety of wares. There were also three shards of late Early-Medieval to early Medieval date, and several shards of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date, including several that may have come from a single vessel. Found together with the assemblage was part of an armband or bracelet, which is probably of Iron Age date, a worked flint core and scraper/knife and a whetstone, which is likely to be of Medieval date given the large amount of material from this period.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th May 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 020479

Materials and construction

Primary material: Earthenware
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Westbury

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Building work
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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