Record ID: LON-A80624 - BRONZE AGE vessel

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Vessel

Unique ID: LON-A80624

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A mid-late Bronze Age ceramic body sherd from a large jar

A mid-late Bronze Age ceramic body sherd from a large jar dating 1150-800BC. This vessel was hand-made and the fabric is dark grey and includes large, irregular fragments of flint. The outer surface appears to have been wiped using a material like cloth or straw.

Dimensions: thickness: mm; weight: 78.32g.

Identification by Jon Cotton, Senior Prehistoric Curator Museum of London.

Notes:

Large sherds of a similar date have also been recently recovered in this area by Pamela Greenwood during recent survey work.

This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance

Class: Jar

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 78.32 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Wandsworth
Parish: Putney

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ2475
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Jon Cotton - [view all attributed records]

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