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VESSEL
Unique ID: SWYOR-0AD299
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A body sherd from a Medieval ceramic vessel. The fabric is hard and dark grey throughout. There are few visible inclusions but there are a couple of large vesicles. It is covered with a mottled olive green glaze on both faces. The sherd is 32.1mm long, 40.8mm high and 9.5mm thick. 13.4g.
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: 32.1 mm
Height: 40.8 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm
Weight: 13.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th May 2019 - Tuesday 14th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3421
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5837
Four figure Latitude: 53.82604058
Four figure longitude: -1.12034077
1:25K map: SE5837
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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