BERK-694FD7: Warborough: Early Saxon pot (a)

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VESSEL

Unique ID: BERK-694FD7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A handmade early Anglo-Saxon biconical vessel, about two-thirds complete. The vessel has a carination around the middle, a rounded base and a slightly flared rim and is undecorated. The fabric is slightly sandy with frequent small quartz inclusions. The vessel measures 121mm in diameter and stands 100mm tall. It weighs 273gms.

Notes:

Biconical urns have been found in association with burials, but the context of this vessel is unknown and the size of it suggests that it is an ancillary vessel rather then an urn (Paul Booth, pers. comm.). Consultation with the Oxfordshire Historic Environment Record (HER) has revealed that other Saxon finds have been recorded nearby (ref 9957 - MOX7030).

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 100 mm
Weight: 273 g
Diameter: 121 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th May 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2009 184

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Warborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5994
Four figure Latitude: 51.641716
Four figure longitude: -1.14878
1:25K map: SU5994
1:10K map: SU59SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Agricultural or drainage work
Discovery circumstances: Found by Mrs Beeton's son in a badger hole while working on farmland.
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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