KENT-D4EFA2: KENT-D4EFA2: Early Medieval Vessel Sherd

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VESSEL

Unique ID: KENT-D4EFA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 20mm long and 14mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 9th September 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Secondary material: Shell or Coral
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Lenham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9150
Four figure Latitude: 51.217246
Four figure longitude: 0.733528
1:25K map: TQ9150
1:10K map: TQ95SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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