VESSEL

Unique ID: LON-2164F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval pottery body sherd from a jug or bottle of Saintonge ware with a clear green glaze (1280-1350). The vessel has a white fabric with yellow glaze on the interior and green glaze on the exterior. There is moulded decoration on the exterior showing a fleur-de-lis with a crown above within an elongated hexagon.

Dimensions: weight: 17.09g.

Identified by Roy Stephenson Medieval and Post Medieval pottery specialist.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 17.09 g
Quantity: 1

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Roy Stephenson - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Wheel made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Heraldic [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of Westminster
Parish: City Of Westminster

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3078
Four figure Latitude: 51.486018 Four figure longitude: -0.12909
1:25K map: TQ3078
1:10K map: TQ37NW
WOEID: 24875645
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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