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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-362C1C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Two ceramic vessel sherds, probably of Post-Medieval North Devon Gravel tempered ware, dating to c. 1550-1850. One body sherd & one rim sherd, representing two seperate vessels.
The rim sherd is from a thick walled vessel with an everted, slightly collared rim, made of a very hard fired fabric with a slightly laminar structure visible at cleaner breaks. It is an orange micaeous fabric with a reduced core, containing abundant coarse grained sand temper. With very abundant sub-angular quartz, <2mm, sub-rounded white stone, <3.25mm, and occasional ferrous inclusions and probable crushed flint, <2.25mm. It weighs 19.04g.
The body sherd is potentially earlier than the above. It appears to be softer fired (although this may be due to it being more abraded) and has a slightly finer grained temper with more frequent ferrous inclusions, although its general character resembles that described above. Although undecorated, its internal surface is discoloured buff-yellow with a slightly pitted "orange peel-like" surface, suggesting that it was originally glazed. It weighs 10.42g.
Striations on the surface of both sherds would suggest they were wheel thrown.
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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 29.46 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Monday 6th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 019106
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Brompton Regis CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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