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VESSEL
Unique ID: LANCUM-912264
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval to Post Medieval ceramic vessel body sherd with no abrasion. The reduced fabric has a dark grey outer face and an orange buff inner face. It can be scratched with a pin. The exterior face has a covering dark brown, almost black glaze. The fabric has a number of inclusions and very occasional voids, both mostly about 1mm in size. Probably dates from c1400 to c1750 AD, most likely 16th or 17th century.
The length is 23mm, width 17mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight 2.98g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 2.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 23rd September 2016 - Friday 23rd September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref - 142/CD
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
To be known as: Lazonby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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