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VESSEL
Unique ID: WILT-651006
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A rim fragment from a late medieval or early post medieval domesstic vessel dating to the period c AD 1300-1500. On the outside, the fragment comprises a section of the rim which flares out before curving back in towards the outer body of the vessel creating a lip. Under the lip of the rim, a raised rib of decoration has been applied which has been impressed with thumb prints. There is a rough line just below rib, presumably where it as joined to the body of the vessel The inner edge of the rim is bevelled and curls sharply towards the inside of the vessel, creating a distinct bulge before changing angle to form the inside of the vessel. On the outside of the vessel, the clay is reddish/brownish yellow with some blackish marks. On the inside of the vessel, the surface is lighter in tone with some darker marks. There are abundant inclusions which appear as numerous small holes on the surface of the fragment. The core of the fragment is a darker brownish yellow with black inclusions evident.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 74.1 mm
Width: 100.5 mm
Thickness: 21.71 mm
Weight: 97.48 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Seagry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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