Record ID: DOR-0F2A67
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim of a medieval pottery jar. A sagging based cooking jar. Lorraine Mepham has identified this as 10th to 12th century in date and originating from Southern England, possibly Hampshire. The fabric has a slightly soapy texture and is coarsely tempered with abundant limestone and occasional flint and grog. The fabric is reduced and grey in colour, and there are patches of orange-brown oxidisation on the external surface. The rim is tall, slightly everted and plain. There is a groove between the base of the rim and the shoulder and the outer surface is wiped in places. The vessel body is…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-723BE6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three sherds of Early Medieval (Saxo-Norman) pottery. Irregularly fired fabric with a dark grey core and grey or red-brown surfaces. The fabric has a slightly soapy feel. Tempered with abundant, fairly well sorted quartz and patinated flint pieces (
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-78C738
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage comprising 14 sherds of coarseware pottery. 11 sherds of coarseware pottery. Largely reduced mid-grey to dark grey, highly fired fabric with orange and brown oxidisation the surfaces. Tempered with abundant poorly sorted coarse material, comprising large angular flint pieces, rounded quartz sand, iron rich stone pieces and fine sand. Two undiagnostic rim sherds, one fragment of strap handle from a jug, one base sherd from a sagging based cooking vessel. The ten sherds remaining are undiagnostic body sherds. Handmade. Similar to Wareham fabrics from this period. Date: Lat…
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: DOR-67AFA8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four sherds of unglazed earthernware pottery. The fabric is reduced dark grey with thin oxidised orange margins. It is coarsely tempered with poorly sorted rounded quartz and sparse flint and other stone pieces. The pieces are often large; up to 6 mm.. The largest sherd is a fragment of a thick, curved handle. One sherd is an everted rim from a jar. Two of the sherds are undiagnostic. Handmade. The sherds are all abraded. Date: Late Early-Medieval to Early Medieval (Saxo-Norman) - c. 1000 - 1200 Weight: 56 g
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th March 2020
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Record ID: DOR-8F7BB3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 sherd of early medieval coarseware. The fabric is reduced and pale grey except for the oxidised exterior surface which is orangey-red. It contains abundant poorly sorted temper of rounded quartz sand, flint, chert and calcareous pieces (up to 5 mm). The inclusions are prominemt and protruce through the surface of the vessel. An undiagnostic body sherd from a thick walled, handmade vessel. Date: Late Early-Medieval to Early Medieval - 11th to 12th century Weight: 11 g Identified with guidance from Lorraine Mepham
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2008
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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