Record ID: WMID-5EC7C6
Object type: KILN WASTE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three wheel thrown coarseware sherds (average thickness: 11-12mm; collective weight: 115.61g) with ridges or scar marks on the lesser glazed side indicating that other vessels were placed on top of or stuck to these vessels during the firing process. The glaze is dark brown - black with the inner fabric ranging from brown - grey to pink, with large gritty inclusions throughout. These sherds could be known as 'saggars' and are hard-fired crude and cylindrical vessels that were used to hold more delicate materials, or alternatively pancheons which are low large dished vessels. T…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-1793B7
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unfinished roughout for a flint axehead, dating to the Neolithic period. The wedge shaped roughout has been bifacially flaked around its edges and some flaking has been undertaken further into the body of the flint. The butt is still very thick and the roughout seems to have been abandoned before this part of the axe was refined. Much cortex remains on both faces and on the butt and sides of the roughout. It is not immediately clear why the axehead was abandoned before it was finished, although as the butt is still very thick it may be that the desired shape for the axehead was simp…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-164B47
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought iron medieval arrowhead of 'spearpoint' type. The corroded arrowhead has a circular socket which is damaged but when complete would have measured approximately 10.5 mm in diameter. The head is triangular in shape with very short barbs. It is lozenge shaped in section. The arrowhead measures 56.42 mm long, 15.59 mm wide, 9.36 mm thick and weighs 6.3 grams. Arrowheads found outside a dated archaeological context are difficult to date precisely. Their typological sequences do not necessarily correspond to a chronological development and so attempting to date them on sty…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-945086
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint which is probably not worked and natural. The flint is very broadly speaking arrowhead shaped, but this is most likely to be a result of natural processes rather than human intervention. The flint does not show clear evidence for deliberate retouch on any of its edges, and the uneven patina on parts of the flint suggests that damage to the some areas occurred more recently than others. Although the flint resembles an arrowhead, it does not fit into any recognised typology for Neolithic or Bronze Age arrowheads and in any case seems to large. A number of archaeologists …
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-181AE4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of a dished iron object of uncertain function and date. The fact that the object is clearly incomplete makes identifying its purpose very difficult. It measures 135.92 mm long and 117.96 wide. It is approximately 45 mm high.
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-6D7314
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small sherd of Iron Age pottery (28.5mm x 27mm, thickness: 9.5mm; weight: 5.54g). A hard and fairly thick probable sand-tempered fabric with a smooth fracture and a small even distribution of quartzite throughout. The outer and interior surfaces are fairly rough and a dark grey, black colour. This sherd is very similar to examples found during excavations at Gussage All Saints in Dorset that have been classed as Fabric A/B. From these other examples, we could suggest that this sherd may have come from a bead rim vessel or a flat rimmed barrel jar. In general, these vessels were wheel…
Created on: Monday 21st June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-027386
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic possible handmade vessel sherds, probably dating from the Roman – Medieval period, between AD 43 – 1500 (varying thickness: 11.5mm – 26.5mm; collective weight: 125.0g).These sherds (the largest piece may be a tile fragment) has a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric with a pitted surface. The fabric is light brown/ grey in colour and contains numerous large and small quartz/ grit inclusions. These sherds could be waste products and, overall, they are in a worn and poor condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-0250D6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of thirty body, seven rim and five base ceramic and wheel-thrown vessel sherds, dating from the Roman – Medieval period, between AD 43 – 1500 (varying thickness: 4mm – 16.5mm; collective weight: 426.5g).Most of these unglazed sherds have a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric, which ranges in colour from off-white, light orange/ red and light grey. There are numerous small quartz and grit inclusions within most of the fabrics. Overall, the sherds are in a worn but fair condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-01B806
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three ceramic wheel-thrown base sherds of coarse earthenware vessels, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 10mm – 18.5mm; collective weight: 196.1g).These hard fired earthenwares have a colour ranging from salmony pink to orange red with small frequent inclusions in the fill as well as glaze remaining on the inside of the sherds (although some glaze also appears on the outside of the sherds as a probable result of the firing process). The glaze is light-dark brown in colour with a streaking and mottled affect in areas. Additionally, there is a dark red slip be…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-F167A1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One ceramic wheel-thrown body sherd and one rim sherd of probable brown salt-glazed stoneware, dating to the late 17th/ 18th century (thickness ranging from 16mm – 19.9mm; collective weight: 160.72g). A fine vitreous yellow-grey evenly fired stoneware body with occasional quartz inclusions, the surface colour is achieved through iron wash into which the vessel was dipped. These wares were fired at 1200°-1400°C, within saggars (D. A. Ford, 1999). On the outside edge of one of the sherds, there are two fingerprints as decoration on a slightly raised platform. This ware appears in…
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-F14292
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six ceramic wheel-thrown rim sherds of probable coarse earthenware, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 10.9mm – 24.9mm; collective weight: exceeds weight limit of 250g). These hard fired earthenwares have a colour ranging from salmony pink orange red with small frequent inclusions in the fill as well as glaze remaining on the insides of the sherds. The glaze is nearly black in colour with a dark red slip below. Additionally, one of the smaller sherds may be Staffordshire Black ware, also dating to the same period.Coarse earthenwares originated in the 15th/…
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-011777
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two handmade ceramic tile fragments, dating from the Roman – Post Medieval period, between AD 43 – 1900 (varying thickness: 14.5mm – 34.5mm; collective weight: 173.5g).Both of these fragments are probably floor tiles. One fragment is thinner than the other fragment and has a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric, which has a light salmon pink/ beige fragment at the outside edges with a partially light grey inner fabric. The thicker tile fragment also has a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric, which is orange/red at the outside edges with a dark grey inner fill. Additionall…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-018273
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One handmade ceramic floor tile fragment, dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1200 – 1500 (63.5mm x 38.5mm; thickness: 29mm; weight: 68.4g).This floor tile fragment has an orange/red coloured, hard-fired and roughly textured fabric with the remains of an off-white or shell coloured glaze. Additionally, there are numerous quartz and grit inclusions in the fabric. Overall, the fragment is in a worn but fair condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-021D47
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven ceramic wheel-thrown glazed vessel body sherds, dating to the Medieval perod, between AD 1200 – 1500 (varying thickness: 4.5 – 12mm; collective weight: 85.0g).Most of these vessel sherds have a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric, which is either light orange or light grey in colour. All of these sherds have a small amount of glaze remaining on one side of them, which is light/ dark green or light/ dark brown in colour. Most of the sherds also have numerous small quartz and grit inclusions in their fabric. Overall, the sherds are in a worn and poor condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-01EB88
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three wheel-thrown ceramic probable Midlands Purple sherds (two body sherds and one rim sherd), probably dating between the late 14th/ 15th century, between AD 1350 – 1500 (varying thickness from 4.5 – 10.5mm; collective weight: 37.3g).The fabric of these sherds consists of an iron-rich clay containing common fine quartz grains, occasional larger quartz grains and rare to moderate subrounded iron ore fragments. The fabric is a partially oxidised/ reduced very hard fired earthenware or even a stoneware, varying in colour from dark orange/ red to dark grey or bluey grey. Additionall…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-DFA7C8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic wheel-thrown body sherds and one rim sherd of probable Staffordshire Blackware, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 7.1mm – 16.7mm [with handles]; collective weight: 59.23g). A hard-fired earthenware, the fabric colour ranges from salmony pink, orange and light purple with a dark brown/ black glaze inside and out and a slightly metallic finish. Remains of a dark red slip can be seen below the glaze. Slight decoration known as ‘turning’, which produces horizontal bands or ridges on vessels, can be seen on the inside of one of the sherds.Black…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-DF5312
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One ceramic wheel-thrown rim sherd of probable Staffordshire Blackware, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (36.8mm x 15.5mm; thickness: 11.3mm; collective weight: 7.81g). A hard-fired earthenware, the fabric colour is salmon pink with a dark brown/ black glaze inside and out and a slightly metallic finish.Blackwares originate from Cistercian wares in the 15th/ 16th century, but is recognised in Staffordshire from the 17th century, with a decline in the mid 18th century AD. Later forms include round-bodied and straight sided cups and mugs, porringers, dishes, bowls, posset and chambe…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-DEAC95
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One ceramic wheel-thrown rim sherd and one base sherd or probable brown salt-glazed stoneware, dating to the late 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 7.1mm - 10mm; collective weight: 58.41g). A fine vitreous grey evenly fired stoneware body with occasional quartz inclusions, the surface colour is achieved through iron wash into which the vessel was dipped. These wares were fired at 1200°-1400°C, within saggars (D. A. Ford, 1999). On the outside edge of one of the sherds, a kite shape decoration around it has been incised into the fabric. This ware appears in many form…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-DF1077
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four ceramic wheel-thrown body sherds, one side and base sherd and two rim sherds of probable worn coarse earthenware, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 5mm – 18.7mm; collective weight: 188.13g). These hard fired earthenwares have a colour ranging from salmony pink orange red with small frequent inclusions in the fill as well as glaze remaining on one side of the sherds, particularly on the inside. The glaze is nearly black in colour with a dark red slip below. Additonally, one of the smaller sherds may be Staffordshire Black ware, also dating to the same …
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-CC02B0
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint tool and possible scraper (length: 55.7mm; width: 45.8mm; thickness: 45.9mm; weight: 38.14g). On the ventral side (lower face) of the flint, there is a clear bulb of percussion, but no ripples or 'lunettes' are visible radiatting away from the impact. There is a eraillure scar and possible radial scars just below the striking platform and by the bulb. There seems to further working done at the bottom right handside, which may indicate this flint was used as a scraper. To the bottom left on the ventral side, there is a recent break.There is one main arrise running fr…
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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