Record ID: SWYOR-83A3E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic sherd from the rim of a Medieval vessel, dating from about AD 1100 - 1500. The fabric is hard, irregular and buff coloured throughout. It has frequent quartz inclusions that break the surface. The rim is square, forming an external flange, and has a slight lip forming a seating for a lid. The fragment is too small to estimate the diameter. Length: 26.75mm Width: 22.08mm Thickness: 11.56mm Weight: 7.03g
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-81EFA2
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic artefact, probably a stove tile, of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1550 - 1600. It has one incomplete original edge and three broken edges. The original edge and part of the face is glazed. There is a white slip covered with a copper glaze. The fabric is hard, fine and pale orange, dark red on the unglazed part of the outer face. There are frequent, small, angular heterogeneous inclusions. It is 51.2mm long, 37.8mm wide and 12.5mm thick. It weighs 20g. Compare LON-63B5F9 for more information.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-81469C
Object type: CLAY PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe, of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1680. It is a bowl fragment which has a heel. It has been moulded from a white clay imported from the South West UK. The rim is cut and a band of moulded milling which extends over half of the way round. The surface has only been partially burnished leaving a textured, orange peel like surface. The stem bore is 6/64". There are no maker's marks present on the heel, bowl or stem. The small bowl and shape suggest a 17th century date (Oswald, 1975, figure 3; Atkinson and Oswald, 1…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Saturday 13th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7BE59
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel, probably Black Burnished ware of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. It is a rim sherd from a bowl with a dropped flange. The fabric is relatively fine grained, hard and dark grey throughout. It has a very dark grey slip on the exterior surface although the interior has been left plain and coarse. There are sub-rounded to sub-angular translucent quartz inclusions. The flange is dropped below the pointed rim. Measurements are; length 48.6mm, height 31.4mm, thickness 20.1mm and weight 18.20g. The internal rim diameter is about 160mm, estimated from less than 10% o…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C78A31
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Seven sherds of Roman ceramic; greyware, all found in the same field within 20 metres, dating from AD 43 - 410. 1. length 53.1mm, width 37.8mm, thickness 9.1mm and weight 17.03g. Wall sherd. Fine texture, fairly hard, black rounded and quartz inclusions. 2. height 30.7mm, width 52mm, thickness 31.5mm and weight 58.57g. Rim sherd. Abraded, fine texture, fairly hard. Frequent quartz and tiny black inclusions. Thick beaded rim. Rim diameter about 300mm or more, estimated from about 5% of the perimeter. 3. height 48.2mm, width 57.4mm, thickness 22.8mm and weight 50.15g. L…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-35C389
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of three pieces of greyware ceramic vessels, of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. There is one base shard and two wall shards. The base is buff on the outer face, and has a grey core and inner surface. It is hard and has an irregular texture. There are frequent well sorted angular quartz inclusions. The wall extends at an angle of about 50 degrees from the base. The thick wall sherd is dark orange on the surfaces and grey in the core. It is worn and few inclusions are visible. The thinner wall sherd is dark brown on one face and dark grey in the core and on the inner face.…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-358D0A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblade of 10 pieces of dark grey pottery (one in two pieces), some decorated, of uncertain date, Bronze Age to Early Medieval, 2400 BC - AD 700, perhaps most likely to be middle Iron Age (400 - 100 BC). The fabric is hard, irregular in texture, black on the surface and dark grey to reddish brown in the core. It has frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions. The surface appears to be smoothed or burnished. There are four rim sherds (one in two pieces). One has an upright rounded rim. The others are rounded and slightly everted. Four wall sherds are decorated with scored lines. T…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-348D21
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 20 pieces of grey ceramic vessel, some decorated, of Early Medieval date, AD 400 - 700. They may be from cremation urns. They are all body sherds. The fabric is hard, dark grey throughout, with an irregular texture. There are frequent large (about 1-1.5mm), slightly rounded quartz or quartzite inclusions. Some pieces have poorly sorted similar inclusions of varying sizes. Tehe largest decorated piece has stamped marks in rows. The top line is S shaped stamps. Two horizontal grooves separate the next band of decoration which consists of a stamp which is …
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C619D
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete clay tobacco pipe of post-medieval date, from around AD 1750 - 1900. It comprises most of the bowl of the pipe, with a small section of the rim missing.There is a spur, but the stem is missing. It is made from clay that has discoloured to tan in places, perhaps from an iron rich soil. There are few visible inclusions, so it is probably imported ball clay. The rim is cut. The stem bore diameter is 5/64". There is a moulded spur mark of "O / O". There is no visible bowl cross. The bowl has moulded decoration of a lion holding flowers and an ind…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-E6AC98
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a probably Roman greyware ceramic vessel dating from AD 43 - 410. The fragment is a rim sherd. The fabric is irregular, hard, grey in the core fading to pale orange on the surfaces. It has fairly frequent, poorly sorted quartz, grit and black inclusions which break the surface of the vessel. The rim has a rounded top and projects, with a single groove round the angle between the flange and the wall. The wall is quite upright. Measurements are; length 43.4mm, width 51.8mm, thickness 22.8mm and weight 44.56g. The rim diameter is about 28…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-E58B98
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment from a Roman ceramic Samian Ware vessel dating from AD 80 - 260. The fragment is a rim sherd probably from a moulded bowl. Only a short length of the rim survives with an undecorated rhomboid shaped portion of the body of the vessel. The rim is beaded. Below the rim on the exterior surface there is a wide groove. The fabric is fine, hard, dark orange throughout with sparse and very small grey inclusions. The exterior and interior surface are both decorated with a dark orange-red slip. Measurements are; length 32.9mm, width 39.…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-BFF875
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of probable Medieval date, AD 1200 - 1500. It is a wall sherd and the fabric is hard, irregular and light grey to buff coloured. It has very frequent large poorly sorted angular quartz inclusions that break the surface giving a gritty feel.  Length: 30.79mm Width: 27.75mm Thickness: 6.84mm Weight: 6.62g
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-BFB280
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of probable Medieval date, AD 1200 -1500. It is a rim sherd and the fabric is hard, irregular and light grey to buff coloured. It has very frequent large poorly sorted angular quartz inclusions that break the surface giving a gritty feel.  The rim is square and forms a flange and the wall is thin and upright. The rim diameter was about 180mm estimated from 10% of the rim. Length: 58.69mm Width: 32.45mm Thickness: 18.12mm Weight: 23.15g
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4AB5CF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel fragment; a base and part wall sherd of Roman greyware dating from AD 43 - 410. The fabric is hard, fine and light  grey throughout. It has grit and quartz inclusions with some mica. The base is slightly concave on the underside and correspondingly convex on the inside and has a diameter of 59.6mm. The sherd is 25.1mm high and 52.7mm long. It weighs 38g. This sherd was found below the bottom of a previously excavated archaeological trench.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-22BBDC
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval clay pipe spur and stem dating from about AD 1700 - 1900. It is made of white ball clay imported from the Devon or Cornwall. There are smooth facets on the stem where it has been burnished. The stem bore is 5/64". The spur is marked with a letter "O" in moulded relief on both sides. Measurements are; length 21.2mm, width 15.1mm, thickness 8.1mm and weight 2.0g.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-22A854
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval clay pipe stem dating from about AD 1700 - 1900. It is made from white imported ball clay and is burnished. The stem bore measurement is 4/64". Measurements are; length 31.4mm, diameter 5.7mm and weight 1.25g.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-227233
Object type: NET SINKER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three ceramic weights, probably net sinkers of probable Post medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1900. They are oval or pear-shaped in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section with rounded edges and flat faces. Each has a circular hole at one end. They are made of bright orange ceramic with few visible inclusions.  1. Length 104.7mm, width 89.5mm, thickness 24.1mm and weight 314g. Oval.  2. Length 133.2mm, width 110.5mm, thickness 28.9mm and weight 594g. Oval. 3. Length 139.8mm, width 105.6mm, thickness 31.6mm and weight 566g. Piriform. Given the findspot near a rive…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-21EAAF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three fragments of Medieval ceramic vessels found in the same field, dating from AD 1100 - 1500. 1. Fragment of a base and side wall.  The fabric is hard and fine textured, buff coloured throughout, with grey sooting on the base. The gritty fabric has frequent, fairly well sorted, angular quartz inclusions which break the surface. It is probably a gritty ware. Measurements are; height 12.2mm, width 23.4mm, thickness 19.8mm and weight 3.39g. The diameter of the base is about 100mm estimated from 7.5% of the perimeter. The base is 5.8mm thick. 2. Fragment of a rim.  The fabri…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A2645E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel fragment; a base and wall sherd of Roman greyware dating from AD 43 - 410. The fabric is hard, fine and dark grey in the core, but lighter grey to buff on the outer faces with an area of orange. It has frequent well sorted angular quartz inclusions. The base has a diameter of 180mm and about 12% of the perimeter survives. The wall is at an angle of about 70 degrees from the base. The sherd is 85.1mm long, 32.8mm high and the base is 14.2mm thick while the wall is 10.3mm thick. 65.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FA9102
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four greyware ceramic vessel fragments, dating from the Roman period, about AD 43 - 410. The fragments are numbered and described, as follows: 1. This piece is a wheel-made flanged rim fragment and has a fabric which is grey in colour throughout and fairly soft. The texture is fine and the breaks are worn and not recent. The matrix has frequent well sorted quartz inclusions. No decoration. It has a length of 52.2mm, a width of 25.8mm, a thickness of 21.1mm and a weight of 21.12g. The flange diameter is about 220mm estimated from about 8% of the perimeter. 2. This piece is a whe…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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