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Unique ID: WMID-61D6DA
Object type certainty: Certain
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A basesherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD1400).
The basesherd consists of a local (unsourced) unglazed earthenware, with frequent fine quartz and grit inclusions and occasional mica, dating from the 11th to 15th Centuries AD, most likely from a cooking pot. No enough survives of the base to estimate original diameter.
The sherd is 8.6 mm thick and weighs 21.8 g. It has a length of 56.3 mm and is 36.0 mm wide.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: frequent quartz and grit tempered, unglazed earthernware
Sherd type: basesherd
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Surface treatment: none
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherd has been photographed. Photograph to be added.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 56.3 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 21.8 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Sunday 30th November 2014
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Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SK0537
Four figure Latitude: 52.93038262
Four figure longitude: -1.92706379
1:25K map: SK0537
1:10K map: SK03NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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