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VESSEL
Unique ID: LIN-EA39F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Body sherd from an Anglo-Saxon vessel. The sherd is 8mm thick and grit-tempered, with an average grit diameter of about 0.2mm.. The profile of the sherd is slightly angled as if it came from the shoulder area of the vessel. The sherd is decorated with three horizontal lines with five further lines running diagonally from the bottom of the central lines, and three running diagonally above. All of the breaks appear to be ancient. The style of sherd and its decoration may suggest that it is from a cremation urn.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Lenton Keisby and Osgodby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0231
Four figure Latitude: 52.866824
Four figure longitude: -0.486215
1:25K map: TF0231
1:10K map: TF03SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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