Record ID: WILT-0227FC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small bodysherd of a Medieval vessel dating to c. AD 1100-1500.  The fabric is a hard fired, rough and sandy with abundant translucent grey/white sandy quartz inclusions.  The outer surface is a buff colour and smooth with a row of vertical rouletted lines (and possibly a second row just visible).  The inner surface is a darker buff colour with some patches of darker grey and is rough and gritty.  The core is a darker unoxidised grey. Dimensions:  length 31.6mm; width 27.7mm; thickness 5.4mm; weight 5.11g.   Thanks to Rachael Seager-Smith, Wessex …
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-244FD3
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a roof tile dating to the post medieval date (cAD1600-1800).  The fabric is coarse with abundant small sandy inclusions with some large voids.  The fabric is dark orangey brown.  The tile is hard fired. The sherd comprises the corner of a tile and there is evidence of part of a circular nail hole.    Dimensions: 64mm in length, 57.9mm in width, 11.6mm in thickness, 68.47g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-23FBED
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a tile or possibly a vessel and probably of medieval/post medieval date (cAD1400-1800).  The sherd may be Verwood type pottery.  The fabric is fine with abundant small inclusions of sand, black quartz and red iron oxide.  The outer surface is oxidised to a pale pinky buff colour and the core is a reduced grey.  The pottery is hard fired.  There is evidence of abraded olive green glaze and the outer surface is decorated with two lines of three wavy combed lines which may be related to adhesion rather than decoration.    Dimensions: 5…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-E834F3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic body sherd from a crudely made medieval vessel dating to c. AD 1075-1250. Kennet Valley ware. The sherd has a grey fabric with iron rich inclusions as well as flint and organic material.  One surface has an applied red slip and the other may have evidence of cooking residue. Dimensions: length: 42.8mm; width: 33.9mm; thickness: 6.4mm; weight: 11.87g. Found a number of years ago by the finder. Thanks very much to Lorraine Mepham and Rachael Seager-Smith for assistance with identifying this sherd and dating it to the late 11th and 13th centuries.
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FC458C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four bodysherds and two rim sherds of greyware dating to the Roman period c AD 43-402.  The sherds are oxisided and all are reddish orange although one sherd appears to have a grey slip on the outer surface.   The size of the sherds means that it is not possible to identify the form of the vessel types, although the rim sherds may be from an upright bowl.
Created on: Monday 1st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FC1699
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bodysherd from a New Forest ceramic vessel of the Roman period dating to c AD 250-402.  The sherd is wheel made fineware.  The fabric is a fine pinkish beige colour with occasional small iron oxide inclusions in a sandy matrix.  The surfaces are black slipped.  The size of the sherd means that it is not possible to identify the form of the vessel but it may have been a globular jug. Dimensions: length: 38.6mm; width: 29.6mm; thickness: 4.5mm; weight: 5.74g.
Created on: Monday 1st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FB359A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bodysherd from a ceramic vessel probably of the Roman period dating to c AD 43-402.  The sherd is a handmade coarseware.  The fabric is reduced with some oxidisation on the outer surface which appears to have been black slipped, wiped and possibly burnished.  There are a moderate number well-sorted quartz inclusions as well as some larger flint inclusions and silica inclusions.  The sherd is possibly imitation black burnished ware.  The size of the sherd means that it is not possible to identify the form of the vessel. Dimensions: Length: 61.9mm; width:…
Created on: Monday 1st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7E5544
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of greyware dating to the Roman period c AD 43-410.  One sherd is a rim and one is a bodysherd.  The bodysherd may be of a Savernake ware type.   It is thin and of a pinkish buff colour with numerous inclusions of red iron oxide and medium sized sandy or black quartz inclusions.  There are numerous voids.  This sherd hard fired and is rough textured. The rimsherd is from a beaded rim vessel.  The outer surface is oxidised pinkish buff and the inner and rim are greyish black.  There are numerous white quartz includes suggesti…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7E33D8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three sherds of greyware dating to the Roman period c AD 43-410.  Two sherds are rims and one is a bodysherd.  One rim and the bodysherd come from a large storage vessel, the rim is beaded and these sherds may be Savernake ware.  These two sherds have a rough textured fabric and inclusions of crushed flint, red iron oxide and small sandy or quartz pieces.  They are hard fired. The third sherd is a rim of a small beaded jar.  The fabric is a buff white with numerous of black quartz, iron and possibly pieces of grog.  The vessel is hard fired.  
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7DC56E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a vessel dating to the Roman period c AD 43-410.  The sherd is a coarse greyware.  It is hard fired and has an unoxidised core.  The fabric of the outer surfaces is a pale orangey pink with sparse medium sized sandy inclusions, crushed flint inclusions and iron oxide inclusions.  There are also a few voids in the fabric.  It is handmade.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-7A2503
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corner fragment of a medieval roof tile dating to c AD 1066-1539.  The fabric is oxidised orangey brown in colour.  The clay is poorly mixed and may have some grog in it.  There are also a few medium sized voids in the fabric.  
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-798EE8
Object type: BRICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five sherds of post medieval brick dating to AD 1540-1900.  
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FECA1C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fourteen sherds of greyware ceramic from numerous (possibly 13) different vessels dating to c AD 43-402.  The sherds are all from the body of vessels.
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FEB417
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small sherd from the body of a Black Burnished ware type vessel dating to c AD 43-402.  The sherd is split laterally so that one side shows the interior of the fabric and the other side is burnished.  The fabric is a dense black with mica and moderate quartz 'cod's roe' inclusions.    
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
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Record ID: WILT-974EBC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eighteen sherds of greyware dating to c AD 43-410.  One sherd is part of the rim of an everted rim vessel.  Some of the sherds have a pinkish slip applied. 
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-972D61
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One body sherd of post medieval pottery dating to c AD 1550-1750. The inner surface of the sherd has a khaki green glaze.  The sherd may be Laverstoke ware or Verwood ware type.  
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-970584
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven sherds of sandy black burnished ware type dating to the Roman period.  The collection includes two base and two possible rimsherds.  The other sherds are body sherds.  
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-4D3B03
Object type: CHEESE PRESS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of ceramic strainer/colander or cheese press of uncertain date, probably Roman or Post-Medieval, c.AD 43-410 or c.AD 1500-1800. The fragment is sub-triangular with irregularly sized and spaced circular apertures are pierced across the sherd. It is otherwise undecorated. The ceramic fabric is reddish orange with evidence of darker slip and numerous small sandy inclusions. It is not possible to ascribe a specific period to this object based on this fabric type.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
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Record ID: WILT-230B79
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval pottery rim sherd of Laverstock type ware dating to c 1200-1350.  The sherd  formed part of the rim of a large jar.  The rim measures 32.54mm across.  It has been pale fired and oxidised and the inner fabric is a slightly pinky orange colour with the outer fabric a buff white with a pale olive green glaze on the inner surface and on the rim.  The glaze is covered in tiny reddish brown spots.   There are a few reddish brown and sandy inclusions.    
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
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Record ID: WILT-22CD6C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval pottery sherd of Laverstock type fineware dating to c 1200-1350.  The sherd has been pale fired and oxidised and is a buff, pinky orange with a khaki-green glaze on one side and some fragmentary evidence of a similar colour glaze on the other side.  The glaze is uneven and the striations of combing are evident.  There are a few sandy inclusions and evidence of organic inclusions.
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
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