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VESSEL

Unique ID: YORYM-A17E31

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of medieval date (AD 1200-1450). The sherd is a fine gritty sandy ware of buff colour and is possibly the base from a large storage jar. Both internal and external surfaces are abraded and very minor amounts of a yellow/ green glaze are retrained on the internal surface. The sherd is flat with a small lip rising into the slope of the body of the vessel.

Notes:

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

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 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 57.63 mm
Width: 50.66 mm
Thickness: 11.22 mm
Weight: 42.91 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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