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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-C11393
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
One body sherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Late Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1400).
The body sherd consists of a local miscellaneous (unsourced )jug type fabric, dating from the 11th to 15th Centuries AD. Local jug type fabrics have a frequent fine quartz temper, and a pale fabric. The exterior tends to have a light green glaze. This sherd probably came from a jug type vessel.
The sherd measures 5.98 MM thick and weighs 4.0 grams. It measures 21.03 MM in length and 25.38 MM wide.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Fine frequent quartz tempered jug type
Sherd type: Body sherd
Sherd thickness: 5.98 MM
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Surface treatment: light green glaze on exterior
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherd has been photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.03 mm
Width: 25.38 mm
Thickness: 5.98 mm
Weight: 4 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Glazed
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK0433
Four figure Latitude: 52.89443361
Four figure longitude: -1.94198809
1:25K map: SK0433
1:10K map: SK03SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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