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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-ADA146
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rim sherd from a ceramic vessel probably dating from the medieval period. It is 37mm long, 34.7mm wide and 13mm thick. It weighs 17.37gm. The rim is slightly flared. The fabric is fairly soft and has a grey core with a pale orange outer surface. There are large irregular quartz inclusions giving an irregular texture and gritty feel. There are patches of glaze surviving, mostly on the outside. It is dark brown and crazed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 34.7 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 17.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2010 - Monday 12th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1101
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6518
Four figure Latitude: 53.654466
Four figure longitude: -1.018
1:25K map: SE6518
1:10K map: SE61NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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