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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-F593E2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of medieval date. The sherd is a very worn rim fragment. The fabric of the sherds is a light orange colour and is hard and smooth with traces of a dull olive green glaze on one surface. The fabric is similar to the Walmgate ware described in Laing 2003, p.95.
Sherd dimensions; 68.1mm x 28.4mm x 13.8mm; weight: 24.4g The estimated diameter of the original vessel is 28cm and roughly 7% of the original vessel diameter remains.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 68.1 mm
Width: 28.4 mm
Thickness: 13.8 mm
Weight: 24.4 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Glazed
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Thorner
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laing, L. | 2003 | Pottery In Britain 4000BC-AD1900: A Guide To Identifying Pot Sherds | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | p.95 |
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