FAKL-AA526C: Sherd, Medieval

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VESSEL

Unique ID: FAKL-AA526C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Body sherd from a vessel of unknown form, buff outer surfaces, grey interior, traces of olive green glaze, Filler: angular quartz, medium density. This sherd is best interpreted as the local Humber ware, probably H2 - 13th-16th century (McCarthy and Brooks 1988, 265). Length 28mm, Width 21mm, Thickness 5.0mm, Mass 5.74g.  

Sub class: Humber ware

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 5.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th February 2020

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Broughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9609
Four figure Latitude: 53.5688348
Four figure longitude: -0.55186627
1:25K map: SE9609
1:10K map: SE90NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Fieldwalking
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
McCarthy, M.R. and Brooks, C.M. 1988 Medieval Pottery in Britain AD 900-1600 Leicester University Press 265

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Audit data

Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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