WMID-086414: Middle to Late Iron Age: Incomplete ceramic vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: WMID-086414

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Description: Middle to late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Frequent quartz, sparse fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock. Oxidised.

Fabric: Oxidised. banded. Dark grey core. Variable dark grey to light brown exterior. Light brown interior. Hard.

Inclusions: Frequent quartz (<1 mm), Sparse fossil shell (>1 mm), occasional metamorphic (<1 mm). Well sorted.

Forming: Hand made. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: none. Condition: Abraded.

Form: uncertain. Probably a storage jar.

Fragment: Body.

Notes: Diameter of vessel: not enough present to accurate determine diameter. Thickness: 7.9 mm. Mass: 18.5 g.

Class: frequent quartz, sparse fossil shell, occasional metamorphic
Sub class: uncertain

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 400 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 18.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th May 2014 - Sunday 11th May 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3040
Four figure Latitude: 52.05757505
Four figure longitude: -1.5638671
1:25K map: SP3040
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out searching with a metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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