HESH-14FBD2: Medieval: sherd from a pottery vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: HESH-14FBD2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Body sherd from a pottery vessel, not enough survives to indicate the form, probably dating from the medieval period (1300-1450). The sherd is irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The fabric is a relatively soft fired earthen ware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, grog (pottery temper) iron stone and quartz inclusions. The fabric colour is a uniform mid buff orange. There is no glaze or applied surface present, and there is no evidence of sooting or heating in a fire. Not enough of the vessel survives to suggest the size or form of the vessel, and the sherd itself is particularly plough worn and abraded. The dating of the sherd is difficult due to the size and there is a possibility that it may be Romano-British in date. It is similar to some Severn Valley Ware and is relatively soft fired. However, due to the local clay being used later vessels from other periods can have similar fabrics.

The sherd measures 23mm in length, 21.4mm width, is 6.1mm thick and weighs 3.36 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 3.36 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Highley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7384
Four figure Latitude: 52.453281
Four figure longitude: -2.398738
1:25K map: SO7384
1:10K map: SO78SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: HESH
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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