Record ID: DOR-0C27A2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of earthernware pottery. The fabric has a reduced dark grey core and oxidised orange margins and is tempered with abundant fine sand.The rim from a jug. The rim is flat-topped with an external low bead. Below this is a separately applied thumbed and pinched strip. Date: Late Medieval - c. 1400 - 1500 Weight: 30 g
Created on: Monday 13th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Magdalen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-216A31
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of glazed earthernware. Oxidised yellow-buff fabric with abundant fine sand. The exterior has an area of dark grey slip and an applied roundel. which is red and white There is a yellow glaze over this.A body sherd from a decorated jug. Possibly a polychrome jug from the Laverstock industry in Wiltshire. Date: Medieval - 13th century (probably) Reference: McCarthy, M R & Brooks C M, Medieval Pottery in Britain AD 900 - 1600, p 335 - 340 Weight: 7 g
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Magdalen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-666A8D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A saltglaze vessel sherd from a Rhenish flagon of circa AD1530-AD1570. The sherd consists of a male portrait roundel. In Ivor Noel Humes book, If These Pots Could Talk, Page 119 there is a illustration of a Rhenish flagon depicting a benign graybeard mask ("male portrait roundels") and acanthus fronds with a inscription horizontally midway on the pot which reads: FVR EINEN GOTEN DRUVNCK. translates as ( hooray for a good drink) .Height of sherd: 24.03 mm. Width: 22.99 mm. Thickness: 4.15 mm. Weight: 2.840 grams.
Created on: Saturday 28th March 2015
Last updated: Saturday 11th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9CB78E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age to Medieval pottery vessel sherds. The pottery appears hand built, has rough fabric with large gritty inclusions and lots of mica. It has a thick section and some sherds have evdience of sooting on the outer? surface. It was found in a very tight scatter disturbed by tractor, near a Bronze Age barrow cemetery. So its probable that it is prehistoric, however pottery such as this is known in the area up to the medieval period.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
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Record ID: DOR-863C7B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of decorated salt glazed stoneware. Pale buff- grey smooth fabric with dark brown, speckled salt glaze. Highly fired. Decorated with part of a bearded face mask (the beard, mouth and part of the nose remain). A sherd from a Bartmann jug (or Bellarmine). German stoneware. Date: Post Medieval - 16th to 17th century Weight: 44 g
Created on: Friday 14th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-05B43B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper-alloy zoomorphic spout in the form of a dog's head dating to the period c. AD 1400 - 1500. The spout is from a ewer and exhibits a small section broken off at the base where is would have been attached to the body of the vessel and a small hole in the underside. The mouth of the spout protrudes from the open mouth of the dog's head. It has moulded eyes and stylised ears on either side of the head, the details of which are slightly worn. It has a green/brown patina and is slightly pitted in areas. Length: 73.80 mm, thickness: 20.92 mm, width: 23.68 mm, …
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Compton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-535B8E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable stab ware ceramic handle from the Medieval period, with ochre-coloured lead glaze.The length of the handle is 99.15 mm, the width is 28.99 mm and the thickness is16.81 mm. It weighs 77 grams.
Created on: Saturday 31st October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6664FF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A domestic pottery rim sherd from the Medieval to early-post-Medieval period. The object is hard fired, has an everted rim and evidence of probable lead glaze splash or dusting. The fabric has a fine sandy texture with a light brown/buff appearence, with no evidence of reduction.The vessel is 46.30 mm high; has a thickness of 7.11 mm; and weighs 26 grams.
Created on: Sunday 1st November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7C4E33
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hard fired pottery rim sherd from a domestic vessel of probable medieval date. The fabric is gritty, with well sorted, angular flint/quartz, a buff interior and grey exterior. There is evidence of reduction and possibly sooting to the exterior. The breaks appear to be old,except for the rim, which has retained a sharper edge. The height of the sherd is 39.20 mm; it has a width of 74.81 mm and is 8.28 mm thick. The object weighs 24 grams.
Created on: Monday 2nd November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-90E5F4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmented pottery base sherd from the Medieval period. The fabric is gritty, with well sorted flint/quartz and has evidence of both sooting and reduction to the exterior and pink to the interior. Externally the base flat and is angled as it meets the wall of the pot and suggests a pan type cooking vessel. The length is 110.76 mm;it has a width of 43.94 and a thickness of 6.60 mm. The object weighs 42 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9157E8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a earthenware vessel from the early-post-Medieval period. The fabric is orange externally;internally, heavy reduction is evident within the core. The rim is turned in and e there is a single band of thumbed decoration on the outside. The external lead glaze is a light brown with some yellowing. The vessel is probably a storage jar. The height of the vessel is 36.87 mm; with a width of 49.48 mm; and has a thickness of 9.72 mm. The object weighs 21 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BC5C41
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of hard fired earthenware from the Medieval period. The fabric is gritty, with a probable sand/quartz temper, with the interior and exterior having a pinkish colour. There is no evidence of reduction or sooting. The object has a length of 35.30 mm; with a width of 28.19 mm, and a thickness of 7.59 mm. The object weighs 8.029 grams.
Created on: Thursday 5th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-5C5CF5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Samian ware. The fabric is pink and the slip red and thin. There is some sand temper. Possibly East Gaulish (Trier) product. A bead rim sherd from a bowl. Date: Early Roman - c. 140 - 230 AD Weight: 12 g
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: DOR-71D80B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of internally glazed red eathernware. The fabric has a reduced grey core with thick oxidised orange margins. Abundant quartz sand temper. There are a few small splashes of dark green glaze on the internal surface. A rim sherd from a large square or rectangular open vessel. The rim has a deep, low internal bead. Date: Post-Medieval - c. 17th to 18th century Weight: 60 g
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: DOR-71E828
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of externally glazed red eathernware. The fabric has a reduced grey core with thick oxidised orange margins. Abundant quartz sand temper. There is patchily applied dark green-brown glaze on the external surface. A rim sherd from a large jar. The rim has a deep, thick external bead below a slight lid-seat projection Date: Late Medieval to early Post-Medieval - c. 15th to 16th century Weight: 65 g
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: DOR-71FE37
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of externally glazed red eathernware. The fabric is oxidised orange-red. Abundant quartz sand temper. There is thickly applied dark green-brown glaze on the external surface. A fragment of wide strap handle from a jug at the point where the lower part joined to the body of the vessel. The handle has three longitudinal slashed in the upper surface. Date: Medieval - c. 14th to 15th century Weight: 45 g
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: DOR-A28481
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of New Forest colour-coated fineware. Fine, hightly fired fabric of buff colour with a grey core. The surfaces are slipped brown on the exterior and dark blue-grey on the interior. On the exterior is a vertical applied strip with scalar decoration. The sherd is from an indented beaker. Wheel thrown. Body sherd. Date: Late Roman -c. AD 260-370 Weight: 3.5 g
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: DOR-0E0CAD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of pottery. Abundant fine sand temper. The core is reduced and dark grey, the margins are oxidised red. A piece of an oval cross sectioned handle from a jug. The shape is slightly flared towards the attachment end and there are three deep oval depressions in the upper surface. Handmade. Date: Medieval- c. 1200 - 1400 Weight:34 g
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-286ADF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy vessel leg from the Medieval to post-Medieval periods, circa 1200-1700. The pot leg is sub-triangular in section, with a flat back and five worn, rounded, vertical ribs to the front. The fragment has two breaks, one of which appears to be more recent, with a lighter green patina and angular edges. The remaining surface has a dark green patina. The leg is probably from a skillet used for cooking and serving food. Height of leg: 18.49 mm. Width: 24.67 mm. Thickness:12.08 mm. Weight: 26 grams. Similar examples can be seen on WILT-F10A25 and DOR-B405E2.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 14th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-281FDB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cooking vessel leg/foot of medieval topost-Medieval date, circa 1250-1750. In section, the foot is eliptical, with the base thickened and flared forward. The leg lacks the prominant vertical central ridge seen in most examples. The break appears to have happened in antiquity. The leg has heavy deposits of black which is probably sooty/carbon deposits from the cooking process on open fires. It seems probable that this leg is from a cauldron. Height of leg: 35.24 mm. Width: 32.15 mm. Thickness: 14.59 mm. Weight: 68 grams. A similar example can be seen on …
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 14th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.