LON-223381: Medieval ceramic body sherd from a Coarse Border Ware vessel: a cistern

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Unique ID: LON-223381

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A Medieval ceramic body sherd from a Coarse Border Ware vessel: a cistern dating 1340-1500. This body sherd includes the bunghole which was originally located near the base. The fragment is very worn and the outer applied collar to the bunghole is missing but the stabbed radiating lines around it are still visible. The fabric is beige and reduced throughout and is hard with an irregular, coarse texture. The external surface is partially covered with a mottled dark green glaze which extends down to the upper margins of the bunghole.

Similar cisterns are illustrated in Pearce & Vince (1988:157) and the fabric is discussed on p.9.

Dimensions: thickness: 9.18mm; weight: 148.67g.

Reference: Pearce, J. and Vince, A. 1988. Surrey Whitewares. London and Middlesex Archaeological Society; London.

Class: Cistern

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1340
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.18 mm
Weight: 148.67 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Wandsworth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Mary's Park (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2676
Four figure Latitude: 51.46894801
Four figure longitude: -0.18738052
1:25K map: TQ2676
1:10K map: TQ27NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Found eyes only on the foreshore
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Pearce, J. and Vince, A.	1988	A Dated Type-Series of London Medieval Pottery Part 4: Surrey Whitewares	London	The London and Middlesex Archaeological Society	p.157

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

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