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VESSEL

Unique ID: HAMP-5FD8B5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A 13th-century coarseware pitcher broken into fifteen fragments, of which one is from the base, one is from the rim, three are from the handle and ten from the body. The handle sherds fit together into the complete handle, connecting with the rim and one body sherd. The total length of this handle is 195mm. The sherds range in size from 40.3 by 34.0mm, to 106.75 by 69.6mm, with a relatively uniform thickness of around 5.5mm. The handle sherds are thicker, at 22.65mm. There is an oval impressed decoration on the handle, which is overlaid with an incised line decoration; the slashes were also practical, to aid the firing process. There is also decoration just below the rim, with a wave like pattern created by impressing an additional piece of clay at a diagonal angle. The fabric is very sandy with quartz inclusions, and a flint temper has been used. There is a green glaze external on the majority of the sherds, which has been mostly worn away since deposition. The curvature of the rim sherd allows for an estimation of the diameter of the pitcher at c. 140mm.

Class: Pitcher

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 15
Weight: 490.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th July 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E1884

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Glazed

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Yetminster CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Discovered beneath floorboards in old house
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: In use as a building

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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