Record ID: DOR-8C6C09
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman figurine dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. Only the hand survives and is broken off at the wrist. The break at the wrist meaasures 7.25mm in width and is 5.6mm thick. The hand is holding a rectangular box with an open lid. The raised lid is slightly bent. The fingers are wrapped around the box and pointing upwards. The box contains incence depicted as numerous circular projections. The fragment is similar to the hand of a complete figurine of a genius or priest in the British Museum. (Pers. comms. Ralph Jackson) C.f. Watters, H. B, Catalogue…
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 29th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pentridge', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1B1981
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd from a medieval jug, light red oxidised fabric with a reduced grey core. The sherd has fine sand temper. There is lead glaze the outer face which has been heavily abraded. The sherd is abraded and is wheel made. Date: Medieval - 15th century Weight: 7.39g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1B6908
Object type: PIPKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval glazed redware tripod foot or pipkin. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand. The foot is glazed externally with a green-brown glaze which is highly abraded. The sherd is abraded. Probably the product of one of the nearby Somerset and Dorset pottery industries, probably Donyatt. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th century Weight: 15.31g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1B9237
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval glazed pan or skillet handle. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour with a reduced light grey core. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand. The handle is glazed both externally and internally with a green-brown glaze which is abraded. The sherd is abraded. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th - 18th centuries Weight: 41.43g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1BA7B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval glazed pan or skillet handle. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour with a reduced grey core. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand and larger dark grey temper. The handle is glazed externally with a green-brown glaze which is abraded. The sherd is heavily abraded on both sides. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th - 18th centuries Weight: 55.33g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1BD217
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval pan or skillet handle. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand. The handle has no surviving glaze and is heavily abraded. There are two thumb indentations on the handle. The handle is broken at the attachment end, there is a white corrosion product on the edge of the attachment end. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th - 18th centuries Weight: 57.24g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1C7A18
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval glazed pan or skillet handle. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand. The handle has traces of glaze. The handle has an incision running along the centre of the handle on the outer face and is heavily abraded. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th - 18th centuries Weight: 57.24g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1C8E98
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval ceramic handle. The fabric is oxidised and red to orange in colour. A hard fired, smooth fabric tempered with fine sand and a dark grey material. The handle has an incision running along the centre of the handle on the outer face and is heavily abraded. Date: Post-Medieval - 17th - 18th centuries Weight: 32.95g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-1AD705
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
40 Post-medieval sherds from Staffordshire of Bristol slip trailed ware cups or jugs. A buff reduced fabric with a cream slip and a brown trailed decoration. The 40 sherds, which are wheel made are mostly abraded, comprise: 3 base sherds 6 rim sherds. 2 handle sherds 29 body sherds Date: Post-medieval - 18th century Weight: 181.59g
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-9B98E7
Object type: JAR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two handmade sherds from 12th to 13th century cooking jars, consisting of one rim sherd and one body sherd. The fragments have a general mid orange fabric with some red fabric with some reduced grey cores. The fabric has been tempered with c.20 - 25% poorly sorted small to medium, angular and rounded quartzite rocks, chert and flint. Voids are evident in the fabric which are consistent with missing temper. The rim sherd has a thickened rim on the outerside with a stright flat top. Date Medieval 12th - 13th century Weight 12.56grams.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-9930D7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
6 Post-medieval sherds from Staffordshire of Bristol slip trailed ware open form vessels, possibly platters. A buff reduced fabric with a cream slip and a brown trailed decoration. The 6 sherds, which are wheel made are mostly abraded are body sherds. Date: Post-medieval - 18th century Weight: 53.78g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-99C2E6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bunghole from a Post-medieval cistern. The spout is small and sub-oval in shape around fifty percent of the spout survived. A small amount of the wall of the vessel remains attached around the edges. The surfaces of the shard are an oxidised orange colour, with patches of a brownish glaze in places on the outer face, the sherd is abraded. The fabric is fine and sandy in texture. It is tempered with abundant sand. Length: 31.9mm, Width: 19.1mm, Thickness: 12.55mm Weight: 7.71g Date: Post-medieval
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-99FC11
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a Medieval jar, light red oxidised fabric with a reduced dark grey core. The sherd has a applied thumb strip running along the outer face of the base. The sherd is tempered with fine sand, is highly abraded and is wheel made. Date: Medieval - 14th-15th century Weight: 12.57g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-9AC5C2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Medieval to Post-medieval narrow necked jug. The fabric is an oxidised mid-pink with a reduced grey core, with a dark grey slip and a fine sand temper. The outerface has an abraded lead glaze which survives in patches, there are traces of glaze visible on the reverse. The inner face has a large void c.5.65mm probably due to organic material. Date: 15th - 16th century. Weight: 13.25 g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-9AF738
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
7 sherds of Post-medieval Holnest vessels, slipped open form vessels probably bowls with incised decoration. The fabric is an oxidised mid red, some sherds have reduced grey cores with a fine sand temper. The inner faces have an abraded glaze which survives in patches, the sherds are all decorated with slip and incised decoration. The 7 sherds, which are wheel made are mostly abraded, comprise: 1 base sherd 3 rim sherds 3 body sherds Date: 17th - 18th century. Weight: 70.86g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-9B4075
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a late Post-medieval glazed ridge tile. The fabric is generally an oxidised mid red, there is a reduced grey core. the sherd has varied inclusions, including sand, quartzite material and voids ranging from c.1mm to c.9.5mm The inner face is abraded, the outerface has glaze which survives well, the ridges are abraded and broken. The tile is handmade and abraded. Date: 16th - 17th century. Weight: 77.4g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-9B6F05
Object type: JUG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A jug handle fragment from a Medieval vessel, light red oxidised fabric with a reduced grey core. The sherd has a fine sandy temper, with quartzite material and iron ore. There is a semi circular grove running down the centre of the handle on the outer face. The sherd is from the tip of the handle. Date: Medieval - 13th - 14th century Weight: 19.31g
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-9BDC68
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a handmade cup handle, post-medieval from the Donyatt potteries. The sherd has an oxidised red fabric with fine sandy temper. The handle is sub circular in cross section and has been glazed on the outer face, the inner face has splashes of glaze. The sherd is slightly abraded. Date: Post-medieval 16th - 17th century Weight 9.85grams.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-9BF7A6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of a Post-medieval wheelmade vessel from the Donyatt potteries. The sherds have a oxidised red fabric with fine sandy temper. One sherd is glazed on the inner face, the other is glazed on both faces. Both sherds have horzontal groove decoration running just below the rim. The sherds are highly abraded. Date: Post-medieval 16th - 17th century Weight 35.52grams.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
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Record ID: DOR-9C0424
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of a Post-medieval wheel made vessel from the Donyatt potteries. The sherds have a oxidised red fabric with fine sandy temper. One sherd is glazed on the inner face, the other is glazed on both faces. Both sherds are heavily abraded. Date: Post-medieval 16th - 17th century Weight 14.65grams.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsington', grid reference and parish protected.