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VESSEL
Unique ID: DENO-42402E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval pottery vessel sherds. One rim sherd, four base sherds and ten body sherds of Midlands Purple ware pottery (1600 - 1720). The fabric of the sherds is a hard earthware with small rounded and sub-angular inclusions of grit and quartz. The colour of the inclusions varies however most are of a light yellow or white colour. The colour of the fabric is a purple grey with some of the sherds coated in a dark purple slip that appears burnished in some areas. Weight 481.6g.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 15
Weight: 481.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Thursday 30th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8642
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Cotham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7947
Four figure Latitude: 53.01448437
Four figure longitude: -0.82390215
1:25K map: SK7947
1:10K map: SK74NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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