Eardisland History and Heritage Group
Eardisland Excavation 2013
Site Summary: Finds made during excavation of a single trench 16m x 1.25m across crop marks on cultivated land.
Site number: RHYD 13
Context number: 004
Two conjoining base sherds of pottery from the same vessel. When the base is placed on a flat surface the side wall rises at an angle of 70 degrees. The surving base represents 22% of the circumference and has a projected diameter of 11cm (110mm).
The fragments measure:
1: 55.1mm in length, 52.9 mm width, 8.1 mm thick and weighs 25 grams.
2: 27.6 mm in length, 25.2 mm width, 9.4 mm thick and weighs 4 grams.
3: 32.3 mm in length,29.9mm width, 6.5mm thick and weighs 6 grams.
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Sherd specific details:
Fabric Type: Palaeozoic limestone tempered ware. Worcetershire Classification: B1 Fabric 4.1.Beckford form 10 (3.7)
Fabric Condition: A soft fabric with abundant angular fragments of white limestone some of which have disolved ,creating vesicles (surface voids ) up to 1.0mm.and some rare rounded quartz.
Firing Condition: black to dark grey throughout.
Surface Texture: Some burnishing on the outer surfaces.
Inclusions: Abundant angular inclusions of white limestone and rare rounded some of which has disolved creating surface vesicles (surface voids) and rare rounded quartz inclusions.
Rim: Represents 17% of circumference - Diameter: 12cm (120mm)
Condition of sherds: Abraded.
Eardisland History and Heritage Group
Eardisland Excavation 2013
Site Summary: Finds made during excavation of a single trench 16m x 1.25m across crop marks on cultivated land.
Site number: RHYD 13
Context number: 004
Two conjoining base sherds of pottery from the same vessel. When the base is placed on a flat surface the side wall rises at an angle of 70 degrees. The surving base represents 22% of the circumference and has a projected diameter of 11cm (110mm).
The fragments measure:
1: 55.1mm in length, 52.9 mm width, 8.1 mm thick and weighs 25 grams.
2: 27.6 mm in length, 25.2 mm width, 9.4 mm thick and weighs 4 grams.
3: 32.3 mm in length,29.9mm width, 6.5mm thick and weighs 6 grams.
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Sherd specific details:
Fabric Type: Palaeozoic limestone tempered ware. Worcetershire Classification: B1 Fabric 4.1.Beckford form 10 (3.7)
Fabric Condition: A soft fabric with abundant angular fragments of white limestone some of which have disolved ,creating vesicles (surface voids ) up to 1.0mm.and some rare rounded quartz.
Firing Condition: black to dark grey throughout.
Surface Texture: Some burnishing on the outer surfaces.
Inclusions: Abundant angular inclusions of white limestone and rare rounded some of which has disolved creating surface vesicles (surface voids) and rare rounded quartz inclusions.
Rim: Represents 17% of circumference - Diameter: 12cm (120mm)
Condition of sherds: Abraded.
A RDF representation of HESH-13854C
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HESH-13854C
HESH-13854C
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The Trustees of the British Museum
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Hereford Museum
Ceramic
Primary material of object
Fragment
36.
Weight
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
-0100
0050
Method of manufacture
Classification of object