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VESSEL
Unique ID: KENT-D355B2
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A body sherd fragment of a handmade probable Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age date (c.1000-600 BC), The sherd fragment is of a coarse red handmade fabric on the exterior with a brown to black colour on the interior. It has an oxidized exterior with a black unoxidised core and porous inclusions. There are striations on the outside surface which could possibly be decoration.
The sherd measures 35.1mm in length, 28.6mm in width, 9.6mm thick and weighs10.16 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.1 mm
Width: 28.6 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 10.16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd March 2017 - Friday 3rd March 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Denton with Wootton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2347
Four figure Latitude: 51.17872249
Four figure longitude: 1.18916374
1:25K map: TR2347
1:10K map: TR24NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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