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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-7A67C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead vessel repair (pot mend). It is roughly oval in plan and H-shaped in section with two irregularly shaped outer sides, one larger than the other, joined by a smaller central section. In the groove created between the outer sides there are fragment of the original pot. The pottery has a bright orange fabric with common (c.20%) coarse sand temper. It is 42.5 mm by 39.2mm, 9.3 mm thick and weighs 81.7 g.
Pot mends of this form are found in both Roman and Medieval periods, as a common way to repair broken pottery. The fabric appears similar to Medieval cooking pots although it is too fragmentary to be completely certain.
Class: Repair
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.5 mm
Width: 39.2 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 81.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC020758
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Otterhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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