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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF-DA2125

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A sherd of a Bronze Age or Iron Age vessel. The sherd comes from the body of the vessel. The fabric is hard and very coarse. It is tempered with plentiful burnt flint (<2mm), frequent fine quartz sand (<0.5mm) and occasional mica. The outer surface is an oxidised red colour and both the inner surface and core are a darker brown.

Length|: 33.46mm, width: 27.28mm, thickness: 6.46mm, weight: 6.06g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 2550 BC
Date to: Circa AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.46 mm
Width: 27.28 mm
Thickness: 6.46 mm
Weight: 6.06 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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