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VESSEL
Unique ID: DUR-629DA1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of green glazed pottery dating to the Medieval period. One side has all of the glaze remaining, whilst much of the glaze on the other side has been worn away. One the worn side are a set of incised lines, possibly left from the decoration. The sherd weighs 5.5g and measures 38.5mm at its longest point and 20.5mm at its widest point.
See the Museum of London ceramics webpages for further information about this type of pottery: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ceramics/pages
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.5 mm
Width: 20.5 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th June 2011 - Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Thirsk (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4282
Four figure Latitude: 54.231993
Four figure longitude: -1.35719
1:25K map: SE4282
1:10K map: SE48SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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