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VESSEL
Unique ID: LVPL-94F3CC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A pottery body sherd thought to probably be part of a strainer/colander, dating to the medieval period. The fragment is orange-brown in colour implying oxidising firing conditions with a thin brown-grey layer on one side. The fragment contains three holes in it which are angled. The fabric appears to be hard earthenware and there are a few small, dark coloured inclusions visible along the surface of the sherd.
It weighs 11g, and is c. 28mm in length, c. 40mm in width and c. 8mm thick
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 40 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Friday 17th February 2017
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Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Selby area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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