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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-1FC792
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Four ceramic vessel wall sherds of uncertain date, Roman to Medieval, AD 43 - 1500.
1. Hard, grey fabric, fine in texture, with frequent, small, grey grit and quartz inclusions with some mica. 59mm long, 46mm wide and9.5mm thick. 34.35g.
2. Hard, dark grey fabric, fine in texture, edges abraded and outer face damaged. Frequent grit and quartz inclusions. 44mm long, 39mm wide and 6.5mm thick. 11.7g.
3. Hard, grey fabric, fine in texture with a rough feel. Frequent grit inclusions. 32.4mm long, 25mm wide and 4.1mm thick. 5.71g.
4. Soft, grey fabric, fine in texture, edges abraded. White and grey gritty inclusions with occasional round black shiny inclusions. 23.9mm long, 23.7mm wide and 6.4mm thick. 4.24g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017 - Friday 15th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2991
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Sykehouse (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64560257
Four figure longitude: -1.03333375
1:25K map: SE6417
1:10K map: SE61NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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