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VESSEL

Unique ID: SUSS-915A1E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A selection of four pottery sherds of Medieval Clay Hill type ware, dating from c. AD 1175-1225. All of the sherds consist of body sherds with a darker orange-red colour. All sherds possess very small inclusions of sand and medium-small inclusions of flint, which are pervasive throughout the material. Found in conjunction with nine pottery sherds of Lewes Castle Ware, dating from c. AD 1050-1175. Total weight 7.68 grams.

Notes:

These pottery sherds have been assessed by local ceramicist and archaeologist Luke Barber, who has confirmed their date and association.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1175
Date to: Circa AD 1225

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 4
Weight: 7.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th July 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Hastings (District)
Parish or ward: Old Hastings (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ8209
Four figure Latitude: 50.85188238
Four figure longitude: 0.58422505
1:25K map: TQ8209
1:10K map: TQ80NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Date listed is date submitted for recording. Found by sight while visiting Hastings Castle.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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