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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-602961
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Two sherds of medieval ceramic vessels.
The larger is a rim sherd. The fabric is oxidised and hard, with an irregular fracture. The core is grey, the outer parts of the fabric are buff to pink with a brown coating on the outer face and a black coating on the inner face. The inclusions are mainly large angular pieces of quartz which make the surface rough. The rim is flared outwards from the neck, straight, and with a slightly rounded square edge. It is 43.34mm wide, 34.67mm high and 12.29 mm thick. It weighs21.59g.
The smaller sherd is a base sherd. The fabric is hard with a fine break and pinkish grey colour. The surface is wiped. The inclusions are very small quartz and grey flecks. The sherd is 38.98mm wide, 16.81mm high and 6.93mm thick. It weighs9.37g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1747
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Heptonstall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9333
Four figure Latitude: 53.79326326
Four figure longitude: -2.10774153
1:25K map: SD9333
1:10K map: SD93SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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