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VESSEL

Unique ID: YORYM-A14255

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a wheel thrown a ceramic vessel of Medieval date (AD 1200-1450). The sherd is of a steeply curved handle or lug (possibly from an urn) and is a sandy ware from a Brandsby ware type vessel. The fabric is a mid buff colour with a fine grey cross section. The sherd retains a minor amount of olive coloured glaze on both surfaces with no clear indication of decorative pattern.

Notes:

Thanks are extended to Adam Parker, Collections Facilitator at The Yorkshire Museum, for assistance with the identification of this object.

Class: Brandsby Ware

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47.5 mm
Width: 20.77 mm
Thickness: 14.39 mm
Weight: 20.18 g

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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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Terrington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6672
Four figure Latitude: 54.139609
Four figure longitude: -0.991254
1:25K map: SE6672
1:10K map: SE67SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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