DOR-E53BC0: E53BC0. Sherd of late medieval to post-medieval pottery.

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Unique ID: DOR-E53BC0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

1 sherd of oxidised coarseware. Pink fabric with common sand and occasional iron ore pieces. Wheelmade. The exterior surface is sooted. A rim sherd from an open vessel. The rim is flat topped with shallow diagonal line slash decoration. The sherd is slightly abraded. Date: Late Medieval to early Post-medieval - 15th to 16th century Weight: 16g

Class: Bowl

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 16 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th August 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Earthenware
Manufacture method: Wheel made

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Gussage All Saints (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU0010
Four figure Latitude: 50.889485
Four figure longitude: -2.00137
1:25K map: SU0010
1:10K map: SU01SW
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: DOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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