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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-657A2A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A basesherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1400).
The basesherd consists of a local (unsourced) unglazed earthenware, with frequent fine quartz and grit inclusions, dating from the 11th to 15th Centuries AD, probably from an open bowl or jug vessel. No enough survives of the base to estimate the original diameter.
The sherd is 8.1 mm thick and weighs 12.0 g. It has a length of 29.6 mm and is 31.2 mm wide.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: frequent quartz and grit tempered, unglazed earthernware
Sherd type: basesherd
Base type: Flat
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Surface treatment: none
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherds has been photographed. Photograph to be added.
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: 29.6 mm
Width: 31.2 mm
Thickness: 8.1 mm
Weight: 12 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Sunday 30th November 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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