Record ID: FAKL-982831
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rim sherd from a Middle Anglo-Saxon vessel made in Northern Maxey ware, probably Fabric B, dating from the 8th to mid 9th century. The fabric is medium hard with a profuse, crushed sea-shell filler, the sherd has a dark grey exterior and core with a mid-brown inner face. The rim is everted with a square-cut edge with some idications of a slight burnish on its outer surface. Jars of this form occured were found at Flixborough (Evans and Loveluck, Fig. 12.24, No. 154). It is estimated that this sherd came from a vessel with a rim diameter of c. 100mm.
Created on: Saturday 26th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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