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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-43BA4C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A sherd of Post Medieval ceramic vessel dating from about AD 1500 - 1700. It is handle sherd from a small Cistercian or Black Ware vessel such as a cup or tyg. It has a hard, smooth fabric with a fine texture. Dark purple grey coloured throughout. The outer faces are covered with very drak brown to black glaze. The handle is curved and D shaped in section. It is 21.2mm long, 12.9mm wide and 6.3mm thick. 1.95g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.2 mm
Width: 12.9 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 1.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Thursday 14th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2595
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Central (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5502
Four figure Latitude: 53.51181384
Four figure longitude: -1.17209901
1:25K map: SE5502
1:10K map: SE50SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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