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A wheel thrown pottery base sherd of post-Medieval date. The sherd is hard, with a pink internal colour and is orange externally. The fabric is finely sanded and the core reveals light reduction. The base is everted and angled downwards, with a trimmed edge to the underside. The base reveals no evidence of wire cut of marks. There is no evidence of glaze and the sherd was probably a storage jar of local manufacture, probably Verwood and circa late 17th-18th century. Dimensions are; Width 73.47 mm. Height 33.14 mm. Weight 77 grams. Base diameter c. 160 mm.
Class:
Ceramic
Sub class: Domestic
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1699
Date to: Circa AD 1799
Quantity: 1
Height: 33.14 mm
Width: 73.47 mm
Thickness: 11.31 mm
Weight: 77 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th March 2011
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Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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