LON-71C656: A Medieval pottery base from an over-fired London-type ware cooking jug or measure dating 1080-1350.

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Unique ID: LON-71C656

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval pottery base from an over-fired London-type ware cooking jug or measure dating 1080-1350. The vessel has a grey-fabric which is reduced due to over-firing, normally this would be a red fabric for the type of ware. There are patches of a green glaze on the external surface. The base looks like it might have been trimmed possibly to reuse it for another function, for example, as a counter.

Roy Stephenson: over-fired London Ware cooking jug or measure, should be a red fabric, the over firing has reduced the fabric.

Dimensions: thickness: 11.73mm; diameter: 46.49mm; weight: 27.90g.

Identified by Roy Stephenson Medieval and Post Medieval pottery specialist.

Evidence of reuse: Possibly trimmed.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1080
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.73 mm
Weight: 27.9 g
Diameter: 46.49 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pottery
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Dowgate (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst searching the foreshore
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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

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