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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-92548A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Post-Medieval date. The fragment is broadly trapezoidal in plan, and S shaped in profile. It is dark brown in colour, and has a shiny glaze applied to the outer face. Small, occasional white inclusions are present in the fabric. Decoration comprises two large circles stamped into the fabric on raised areas, as well as incised lines radiating form the outer edge of the circles. A long incised groove curves in from one edge and then back towards the perimeter. The aurface of the fragment undulates.
The fragment measures 50.97mm in length, 33.15mm in width, 4.91mm in thickness and weighs 10.95g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.97 mm
Width: 33.15 mm
Thickness: 4.91 mm
Weight: 10.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05210
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shipton Thorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8442
Four figure Latitude: 53.86742379
Four figure longitude: -0.72407191
1:25K map: SE8442
1:10K map: SE84SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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