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VESSEL
Unique ID: WAW-00EB82
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A body sherd of a ceramic vessel. The sherd is 11.96mm thick and weighs 21.31g.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Has frequent rounded quartzite with occasional possible grog and mica.
Sherd type: wall sherd
Wall thickness: 11.96mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior (brown-orange), unoxidised core (dark grey), unoxidised interior (brown-orange)
Hardness: medium
Surface texture: slightly grainy.
Condition of sherd: abraded.
The sherd may be post-Roman to Medieval date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 11.96 mm
Weight: 21.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Thursday 12th January 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Studley area.
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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