Record ID: YORYM-85FE52
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
37 sherds of a handmade ceramic vessel of modern date. The sherds are from a hematite burnished ware vessel with an oxidized fabric. The inclusions are small, circular and light coloured (white) and are likely to be quartzite. Some ovate voids are present and the fabric is quite hard. Many of the sherds can be fitted together giving an estimated diameter of 14cm suggesting the vessel was a small and shallow bowl or dish. Hematite was extensively used in antiquity to colour the surface of pottery. Most frequently, the pulverized pigment was applied to the surface of a leather-hard …
Created on: Monday 24th June 2013
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2013
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