WMID-F4214A: Medieval: Rim sherd from a local cooking pot type earthenware

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Unique ID: WMID-F4214A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A rimsherdof a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Medieval dating (AD1200 toAD1400).

The rimsherd consists of a local (unsourced) cooking pot type earthenware, with frequent fine quartz inclusions, dating from the 11th to 15th Centuries AD. Due to the size of the fragment, it is hard to determine the original vessel form, but possibly a lid or bowl.

The sherd is 5.4 mm thick and weighs 3.4 g. It measures 15.9 mm in length and 27.0 mm wide.

Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Fine frequent quartz tempered cooking pot type earthernware
Sherd type: rim sherd
Rim type: Squared
Rim Diameter: 20 cm
% of Rim present: 5 %
Sherd thickness: 5.4mm
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Surface treatment: none
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: 15.9 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 3.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Tuesday 30th September 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Croxden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0537
Four figure Latitude: 52.93038262
Four figure longitude: -1.92706379
1:25K map: SK0537
1:10K map: SK03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out using a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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