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VESSEL

Unique ID: WAW-267E0D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval (13^thto 15^thcenturies) ceramic jug handle: The handle is probably made with Malvernian glazed ware. This type of pottery dates to the 13th Century, and is Fabric No. 53.1 in the Worcestershire Ceramics online database.

The handle is decoration with vertical slash marks in a column. There are also traces of a green-yellow glaze on the outer face of the handle.

The handle is 17.76mm thick, 51.48mm long and 40.74mm wide and weighs 38.77g

Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Malvernian glazed ware. Orange brown surface with reduced grey core. Iron rich clay with rounded quartz, and sandstone.

Sherd type: handle
Handle type: strap handle, with knife slash decoration.

Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core.
Hardness: Hard
Glaze: Occasionally small specks of a light green-yellow glaze.
Surface texture: Smooth
Condition of sherds: Good.

Class: Jug
Sub class: Handle

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 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 51.48 mm
Width: 40.74 mm
Thickness: 17.76 mm
Weight: 38.77 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th January 2016 - Thursday 14th April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Alfrick (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7452
Four figure Latitude: 52.16564945
Four figure longitude: -2.38154056
1:25K map: SO7452
1:10K map: SO75SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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