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VESSEL
Unique ID: BERK-6314C0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A rim sherd from a medieval domestic vessel, possibly made in Northamptonshire (Maureen Mellor pers. comm.). The fabric is shelly and gritty and covered with holes which are caused by leaching during the firing process. The outer surface if a buff colour while internally the fabric is black. The rim is rounded and slightly projecting. These vessels were in common everyday use and date anywhere from c. AD 1180-1400.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 29.3 mm
Width: 45.7 mm
Thickness: 15.5 mm
Weight: 19.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014 - Tuesday 3rd June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.248
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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