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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-75FE0C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Two Post Medieval ceramic vessel fragements; two handle sherds dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. They are late Cistercian Ware or Black wares.
1. Top part of a narrow fluted handle and part of the wall. The fabric is hard and fine, dark red throughout with few visible inclusions. The sherd is completely covered with a dark brown glossy glaze. 67.1mm long, 28.9mm wide and the handle is 8mm thick and 12.4mm wide. The wall is 3.5mm thick. 16.72g.
2. End part of a fluted strap handle. The fabric is hard and fine, orange at one end and dark grey at the other with sparse, small quartz inclusions. The sherd is mostly covered with a dark brown glossy glaze, incompletely applied on the reverse of the handle. 72.1mm long, 34.1mm wide and 16.6mm thick. 37.5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Thursday 20th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2344
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Glazed
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wadsworth (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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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