Record ID: CORN-85A672
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of a Samian ware vessel, very worn with no slip remaining so that it is difficult to determine whether it was from a plain Samian vessel or not. Roman period.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-22A3B1
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a bowl with a 'Cornish flanged' (Quinnell, 2004, p.124) rim. The flange below the rim is rounded and made of an added strip which has been applied to the body of the bowl. The angle of the flange is at about 90 degrees from the rim of the bowl. Above the flange is a recessed groove which helps to define it from the rim. The fabric is is a light orangey brown colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface has been black-coated and then burni…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-0E67A1
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from an S-profile beaker decorated with a single twisted cord impressed in a chevron pattern on the beaker's exterior surface. The single twisted cord is more unusual on beakers, which are often comb impressed, but locally it is part of a tradition that continues throughout the Bronze Age, and is commonly seen on Trevisker ware. The fabric is a uniform light orange throughout with a slightly reduced interior surface and is likely to be made of gabbroic clay from the Lizard as it has light felspar, dark augite and quartzite inclusions. Beaker period c.2500-1700 …
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C93BE2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a jar with an upright rim, slightly flattened on the top. The fabric is a uniform dark brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior and interior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite, as well as mica. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture but is now covered in patches of carbonised remains on both the exterior and interior of the sherd. Iron Age in form, with its upright rim. Christie (1978) illustrates a similar example from Carn Euny on page 414, Fig.57, No.8, which is dated from the 3r…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C928E2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a bowl with a 'Cornish flanged' (Quinnell, 2004, p.124) rim. The flange below the rim is pointed and horizontal, angled at about 90 degrees from the body of the bowl. Below the flange is a recessed groove which helps to define it from the body of the bowl. The fabric is is a light orangey brown colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface has been black-coated and then burnished. Romano-British, 3rd-4th century AD Carlyon (1985) ill…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C8FA93
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a Type 4 Romano-Cornish jar (Quinnell, 2004) decorated with a pair of incised parallel linear bands above a 'scribble' or wavy line. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been oxidised. The fabric contains felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Romano-British in form. Carlyon (1985) illustrates similar examples on page 47, from Chysauster which date from the mid-second to the third century AD. Quinnell (2004) illustrates a similar example from Trethu…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C8CF41
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a bowl with an upright, slightly expanded rim that has been flattened on top and angled at about 150 degrees from the body of the bowl. Below the rim is a defined groove between the rim and the shallow concave band beneath it. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated. There are also some carbonised remains on the surface of the exterior. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Late Romano-British in form. Carlyon (…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C8C3A7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a shallow bowl with a rounded body and an everted rim that has been flattened on the top and angled at about 70 degrees from the body of the bowl. The fabric is a uniform light brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture and sooted on the exterior and interior during use. Late Romano-British in form. Jones (2004) illustrates a similar example from Stencoose on page 64, Fig.9, No.P16, which is dated to the th…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C8B1C0
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery cordoned rim sherd from a large jar with an upright, expanded rim that has been flattened on top and angled at about 140 degrees from the body of the jar. Below the rim is a wide groove and then a cordon with another, narrower groove beneath it. The cordon has been formed by the deep grooving either side of it, rather than having been applied to the surface of the vessel. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originatin…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C8A5A6
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a jar with an everted, rolled rim angled at about 100 degrees from the body of the jar. Below the rim is a groove which helps to define the angle of the rim. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated and the interior reduced. There are also patches of carbonised remains on the surface of the exterior. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Romano-British in form. Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar example from Tr…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C83354
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a Type 4 Romano-Cornish jar (Quinnell, 2004) decorated with an incised pair of parallel linear bands and a 'scribble' or wavy line between them. The sherd is a dark brown to black colour throughout and the exterior has been oxidised to an orange colour. The fabric contains felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Romano-British in form. Carlyon (1985) illustrates similar examples on page 47, from Chysauster which date from the mid-second to the third century AD. Quinnell (2004) ill…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C800F3
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery stamped handle with four parallel linear stamps below the flat rim. This is most likely from a pottery jug or flagon, imitating Roman pewter flagons, so a Romano-British derivative. The fabric is is a light orangey brown colour throughout and contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. The exterior surface has been black-coated but only on either side of the decoration, where the handle attaches to the neck of the vessel. The handle is similar to a pottery jug containing a Roman cremation, r…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C7F267
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery base sherd with part of the foot ring from the base of a bowl, possibly a cordoned ware bowl dating from the Late Iron Age. The fabric is a uniform orange to light brown colour throughout, with an oxidised exterior and reduced interior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture. Iron Age in form, as it is well made and high fired. Christie (1978) illustrates a similar example from Carn Euny on page 415, Fig.58, No.14, which is dated from the 3rd to the 1st century BC.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C7CFF2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery perforated lug handle sherd which would have been applied vertically to the vessel, above the rim. The lug was probably attached to a large jar or bowl and used for suspension. The fabric is a uniform light brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite, as well as mica. The surface of the pot has been black-coated during manufacture and patches of carbonised material remain on the exterior adn interior surfaces of the lug. Romano-British, local in style. Quinnell (2004) illustrates a sim…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C78317
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with upright rim that has been flattened on top and angled at about 140 degrees from the body of the bowl. Below the rim is a flattened and smoothed section between the rim and the raised and flattened shoulder on exterior. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar example on page 90, No.B2 from Trebarveth, which dates from the Romano-British period.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C77958
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with an upright rolled rim with two parallel grooves under the rim on the exterior. The fabric is a uniform light orangey brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite, as well as mica. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture. Iron Age in form, as it is well made and high fired. Christie (1978) illustrates a similar example from Carn Euny on page 415, Fig.58, No.11, which is dated from the 3rd to the 1st century BC.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C74983
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with an upright rim and an internal groove defining rim, suggesting that it is from a Southwest Decorated ware jar. The fabric is a uniform light brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite, as well as mica. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture and a few patches of carbonised material remain on the exterior. Iron Age in form, as it is well made and high fired. Christie (1978) illustrates a similar example from Carn Euny on page 415, Fig.58, No.21, which …
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C71E18
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with an upright rolled rim and an external groove under rim, helping to define it. The fabric is a uniform light orangey brown colour throughout, with a reduced exterior, and looks to be gabbroic as it has inclusions of white felspar and grey augite, as well as mica. The surface of the pot has been burnished during manufacture. Iron Age in form, as it is well made and high fired. Christie (1978) illustrates a similar example from Carn Euny on page 415, Fig.58, No.29, which is dated from the 3rd to the 1st century BC.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-AC2464
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd of a shouldered jar. The sherd has a rolled rim, which is defined at its base by a groove on the interior of the vessel. Below the groove, the sherd curves inwards so that it is concave in profile, creating a neck. The sherd is a bright orangey colour throughout and is quite rough and damaged and the time of its manufacture. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Similar pottery has been found at other sites in Penwith, such as Porth Godrevy which date from the Roma…
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-ABF543
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of a deep bowl, thicker at its top end than its bottom end, and slightly curved in profile. The sherd is a light orangey-brown colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated, and some sooting also remains. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Similar pottery has been found at many sites in Penwith, such as Porthmeor, Porth Godrevy and Reawla which date from the Romano-British period, from the 3rd to the 4th century AD. Quinnell (2004) illustrates a …
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-ABB807
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd of a lid. The sherd has a flat and thicker rim, with a thinner body above it, and the inner edge of the rim is defined by a groove on the exterior, which is slightly convex in its curvature, dictating that the diameter of the lid was about 160 mm. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the top of the rim has been black-coated. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Similar pottery lids have been found at other Romano-British sites in the county, such as …
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-AB8C03
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd of a large bowl. The sherd has a flat and thick rim, with a thinner body beneath it. The curvature of the rim suggests that the bowl had a diameter of about 320 mm. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior and top of the rim has been black-coated. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Similar pottery has been found at other sites in Penwith, such as Porthmeor, Porth Godrevy, and Reawla which date from the Romano-British period, from the 3rd t…
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-AB29F2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd of a large storage jar. The sherd is cordoned with one cordon forming part of the rolled rim and the other about 10 mm below it, running parallel to the rim, which is slightly less thick. The curvature of the rim suggests that the opening of the jar had a diameter of about 300 mm. The sherd is a light orangey colour throughout and the exterior has been black-coated. The fabric contains mica, felspar and augite inclusions, which suggests that it is made from gabbroic clay, originating from the Lizard. Similar pottery has been found at many sites in Penwith, such …
Created on: Monday 9th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-5DF4F2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
St. Germans ware pottery rim sherd of a spouted bowl with a wide folded lip for pouring. A patch of green glaze remains on the interior of the rim at the edge of the lip. Some of the white slip decoration remains on the upper edge of the rim, in a draped pattern, and on the interior of the sherd, in two linear bands. There is also some external sooting below the rim on the exterior of the sherd. The fabric is slightly micaceous with quartz and feldspar inclusions, and has been oxidised to a bright orange on the surface of the sherd, and reduced to a light grey at its core. Faircloug…
Created on: Monday 12th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-9E6D90
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with rounded everted rim with large inclusions of quartz and dark grey inclusions of augite and smaller white inclusions of felspar. The exterior surface has been wiped, and there is evidence of black-coating on the exterior and the interior surfaces, particularly on the upper edge of the rim. The inclusions in the fabric suggest that this may be a sherd of local gabbroic ware, made from clay that has weathered over the gabbro stone, which is made up of felspar and augite, on the Lizard in Cornwall. Quinnell (2004) illustrates similar examples from Trethurgy in…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-96AEE0
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd fragment of a plain Samian Dragendorff 15/17 type dish from the moulded ribbed carination that creates a border between the angled base section and the upper slightly convex sides of the dish. The surface has been damaged in places, clearly marked where the slip is missing and the lighter fabric is revealed beneath. The diameter of the dish, looking at the curvature of the sherd, would have been about 240 mm. Possibly East Gaul ware, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. De la Bedoyere (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 54, Fig.44, No.4.
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-B58117
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery base sherd with grass-marked base or exterior. The core of the sherd has been oxidised to a dark brown colour and the exterior surface to a more orangey-brown colour. The interior surface has been sooted and still has carbonised remains extant. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, quartz and slate inclusions, which is typical of the grass-marked wares found during the early medieval period in Cornwall. Grass-marked bases such as this one are common during this period and comparable to cooking vessels found during the Gwithian ex…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-B51A03
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with flattened rim, creating a slightly everted edge or lip. The core of the sherd has been oxidised to an light brown colour and the surface to a more orangey-brown colour. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, quartz and slate inclusions, which is typical of the grass-marked wares found during the early medieval period in Cornwall. There is no evidence of grass-marking on this particular sherd but it was found in the same field as many other grass-marked pottery sherds. The shape of the rim make it comparable to gr…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-164921
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a jar or pitcher. The fabric is orange to buff-coloured on the surfaces and has a reduced grey interior with mica and felspar inclusions. The striations on the interior surface suggest that the vessel has been wheel thrown and the fabric is uniform throughout. The sherd is of even thickness across its width but is tapering slightly towards the upper edge or point where it is broken, so it may be from the shoulder of the vessel. These observations are diagnostic of the local medieval wares found in Cornwall, and as it is reasonably micaceous, it can be identif…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-A13675
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery handle from a pitcher or jar, semi-circular in profile and ovate in section. There are the remains of the toffee-coloured lead glaze on the underside of the handle and at the flanged end where it would have attached to the rim of the vessel. The remains of glaze here suggests that this end was integral with the interior of the vessel and not where it was attached to the body of the vessel. There are also remains of a darker slip overlaying a white layer on the upper side of the handle, but this may be the lead glaze having undergone a chemical transformation. The fabric has oxi…
Created on: Sunday 28th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-A0ECE7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with a rounded rim from a vessel with a diameter of approximately 320 mm. There are the remains of the toffee-coloured lead glaze within the groove on the interior surface of the rim. The fabric has oxidised to a bright orange colour on the exterior and reduced to a pale grey in the interior, with gravel and quartz inclusions. The colour and texture of the fabric with its inclusions suggest that it is North Devon Barnstable ware dating to the 17th century. Weddell (1981) illustrates a similar bowl on page 131, Fig.8, No.3D, which is dated to c.1650-1700.
Created on: Sunday 28th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D95DD7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a bowl (approximately 180 mm in diameter) with rounded everted rim and copper green glaze on both external surfaces. The fabric has an oxidised bright orange surface and a reduced grey core with quartz and gravel inclusions. The colour and texture of the fabric and the lack of local inclusions suggest that it is North Devon Barnstable ware dating to the 18th century. Weddell (1981) illustrates a similar bowl on page 131, Fig.8, No.3A, which is dated to c.1780-1840.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D95691
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a large vessel with internal lead brown glaze with an oxidised orange fabric throughout. The colour and texture of the fabric and the gravel and quartz inclusions suggest that it is North Devon Barnstable ware dating to the 17th century.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D93624
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a large vessel (approximately 270 mm in diameter) with internal copper green glaze with oxidised orange exterior surfaces and a reduced grey interior. There is an applied external cordon on the shoulder of the vessel with finger-impressions dividing raised crests with incised lines in them. The colour and texture of the fabric with its gravel and quartz inclusions suggest that it is North Devon Barnstable ware dating to the 17th century. Lovatt (1989) illustrates a similarly decorated vessel with upright rim, but in this case it is a large four-handled pancheo…
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D914F7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a pancheon bowl (approximately 340 mm in diameter) with flanged T-shaped rim and blackened exterior surface on the underside of the rim, but otherwise the surfaces are an oxidised orange colour and the interior is a reduced grey. The fabric is quite micaceous and is therefore a Lostwithiel ware dating from the 15th to 16th century, like another example illustrated in Austin (CAJ No.28, 1989) on page 154, Fig.4.8, No.98.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D904E2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of Sandy Lane ware with some carbonized remains on the exterior surface and a reddish brown interior with a reduced black core. The fabric has feldspar, quartz and mica inclusions. Probably from a straight-sided cooking pot like an example frm Gwithian in Cornwall, illustrated in Preston-Jones & Rose (CAJ No.25, 1986), on page 174, Fig.14r, which is dated to the 11th century.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D8CEA4
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a red earthenware platter with an interior brown and white slip, trailed in parallel lines and fired to a dark brown and yellow colour. The fabric is a brick-red colour and is fine and uniform throughout. The fabric and slip suggest that the sherd is from a common type of shallow platter, locally made in the 19th century.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D602A1
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of salt-glazed stoneware with mottled brown exterior surface from the salt glaze and green-grey interior surface from the clear slip. The fabric is a grey colour and is fine and uniform throughout. The pitted glaze suggests that the sherd comes from a 19th-century vessel.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D5AD53
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a shallow bowl or dish with dark-brown exterior surfaces with some carbonized remains, and a lighter brown interior with pale feldspar, dark augite and quartz inclusions in the fabric, which suggest that it is made of gabbroic ware. The shape and fabric are similar to that of local dishes found on Romano-British sites in Cornwall, such as Trethurgy or Chysauster, that are copying the Black Burnished ware dishes being brought in from South-East Dorset. Quinnell (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 126, Fig.60, No.142, which is dated from the 3rd to th…
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-856DF8
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd with oxidised orangey-brown exterior surfaces and reduced light brown interior with off-white felspar and dark grey augite inclusions which suggest that it was made of gabbroic clay from the Lizard in Cornwall. The uniformity of the interior surface, and the parallel striations in the clay, suggest that this fragment is from a vessel that was wheel turned on a slow wheel. The exterior surface is abraded, so it is difficult to know if there might have been any surface treatment. All these factors suggest that it is from a Romano-British vessel, probably from a …
Created on: Monday 27th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-84D494
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery abraded rim sherd of orange gabbroic fabric containing off-white felspar, dark grey augite and quartz inclusions, typical of gabbroic ware from the Lizard in Cornwall, and probably from a Bronze Age vessel.
Created on: Monday 27th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-84A1E4
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with a rounded rim from a vessel with a diameter of approximately 320 mm. There are the remains of the green copper glaze on the interior and the fabric is a bright orange colour throughout with gravel and quartz inclusions. The colour and texture of the fabric with its inclusions suggest that it is North Devon Barnstable ware dating to the 17th century. Weddell (1981) illustrates a similar bowl on page 131, Fig.8, No.3D, which is dated to c.1650-1700.
Created on: Monday 27th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-847E63
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of black basalt ware with a dark purply-black maganese glaze and a fine brick-red fabric throughout. There are continuous concentric ridges on the exteriors of the sherd, which show that it was wheel thrown.
Created on: Monday 27th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C3A0E7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a large vessel, possibly an urn or large cooking vessel with a flat, slightly everted rim, undecorated with impressions of plant material on the external surface of the sherd. The fabric is an orange-light brown colour throughout and contains inclusions of slate, felspar, grog and augite, which suggests that it might be gabbroic or made of clay that weathers over the gabbro stone on the Lizard in Cornwall. Without any diagnostic decoration, the sherd is difficult to date, but the form and fabric suggest that it is from a Bronze Age vessel.
Created on: Saturday 18th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-39A948
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd of a wheel-thrown grey ware vessel with internal ribs running horizontally in concentric bands along the interior of the sherd. The fabric is uniform in colour throughout and is fine and micaceous. This suggests that it may be Exeter Micaceous Grey ware which copied BB1 forms and was produced in south-east Devon from the late 1st to the early 3rd centuries AD. But similar grey wares (Fabric 151) which have micaceous surfaces but no distinct mica plates, as in this example, have also been found in excavations at Exeter, and were being produced at an unlocated south…
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-3CC4A2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery disc, circular in plan, apart from one broken edge, and convex in profile. It was probably cut and ground from a pottery sherd as a blank for a spindle whorl, but may not have been used because of its concave / convex profile. The surface and core of the sherd have been reduced to an dark brown to black colour. There are carbonised remains on the interior surface of the sherd or the underside of the disc. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica and slate inclusions. The fabric and possible uses of this disc make it likely to have come from a Romano…
Created on: Sunday 22nd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-3C6B14
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with rounded slightly everted rim. There are contuinuous parallel lines running horizontally along the width of the sherd, suggesting that the vessel has been wheel turned. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an light brown colour. There are carbonised remains on the exterior and interior surfaces of the sherd. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, and a lot of crushed quartz inclusions, which is typical of the granitic clay used during Romano-British period in Cornwall. The shape of the rim of this s…
Created on: Sunday 22nd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-3BCE77
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with flat flanged rim pointing upwards at about a 30° angle from the body of the vessel. There is a crescentic mark or stamp, just below the rim on the exterior face of the sherd, which may have formed part of a continuous pattern of decoration, running horizontally around the body of the vessel. The core of the sherd has been oxidised to an light brown colour and the surface to a more orangey-brown colour. There are carbonised remains on the exterior surface of the sherd. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, quartz and s…
Created on: Sunday 22nd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F12712
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd decorated with three impressed circular indentations, in clusters, running horizontally along the width of the sherd. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an light brown colour. There are carbonised remains on the interior surface of the sherd, and there is the impression of the textile used to wipe the interior, probably before reaching the 'leather-hard' stage while drying, in order to remove surface condensation. The fabric looks, from microscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, and slate inclusions, which is t…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F10C27
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd decorated with three impressed circular indentations, in clusters, running horizontally along the width of the sherd. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an light brown colour. There are carbonised remains on the interior surface of the sherd, and there is the impression of the textile used to wipe the interior, probably before reaching the 'leather-hard' stage while drying, in order to remove surface condensation. The fabric looks, from macroscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, and grog inclusions, which is typi…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F0E2C2
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd decorated with a single impressed twisted cord, in two lines at oblique angles to each other, so that it creates a chevron pattern running horizontally along the width of the sherd. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an orangey brown colour. The interior surface of the sherd has been wiped, and there is the impression of the textile used on the surface, probably before reaching the 'leather-hard' stage while drying, in order to remove surface condensation. The fabric looks, from macroscopic investigation, to have mica, white f…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F0C9C8
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd decorated with a wide raised plain band running horizontally along the width of the sherd. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an orange colour. The exterior and interior surfaces of the sherd have been wiped, probably before reaching the 'leather-hard' stage while drying, in order to remove surface condensation. The fabric looks, from macroscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar, quartz and slate inclusions, which is typical for pottery of this period in Cornwall. The style of the decoration makes this s…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F06751
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd decorated with four vertical thumbnail impressions on the exterior of the body, running horizontally along the width of the sherd, possibly between the handle (missing) and the shoulder. Below these impressions are two deep oblique gashes or slashes which run off the edge of the sherd and might be part of chevrons. The surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to an orangey red colour. The exterior and interior surfaces of the sherd have been wiped, probably before reaching the 'leather-hard' stage while drying, in order to remove surface con…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-EFD9D7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with a flat, slightly flanged rim and decorated with incised vertical lines within two horizontal delineated bands on the exterior of the body, running along the width of the sherd, between the rim and the shoulder. The surface of the exterior and the interior of the sherd has the remains of carbonised residue on it. Beyond this the surface and core of the sherd have been oxidised to a light brown. The fabric looks, from macroscopic investigation, to have mica, white feldspar and slate inclusions, which is typical for pottery of this period in Cornwall. …
Created on: Friday 6th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-EF0EF1
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd with a flat flanged rim and a carbonised twisted cord embedded on the exterior of the body, running horizontally along the width of the sherd for about 15 mm. The fact that the cord, whether it is made of hemp or some other plant material, is still attached to the pot surface suggests that the pot was fired with the cord, that was used to decorate it, still embedded in the clay. This may have been done to improve the depth and clarity of decoration, or perhaps to attach the pot to others while it was fired in a bonfire so that it would not move and possibly exp…
Created on: Friday 6th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-838CB1
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery body sherd from a locally made Romano-British flanged bowl. The fabric contains a lot of felspar and some mica inclusions and could be gabbroic. 2nd - 3rd century AD Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar bowl form Carvossa, a Romano-British camp at Probus, in her corpus on Roman-British Gabbroic Pottery on page 32, Group 39b, Fig.1005.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-8389F4
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery base sherd from a locally made Romano-British flanged bowl with thick base. The fabric contains a lot of felspar and some mica inclusions and could be gabbroic. 2nd - 3rd century AD Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar bowl form Carvossa, a Romano-British camp at Probus, in her corpus on Roman-British Gabbroic Pottery on page 32, Group 39b, Fig.1005.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-834AD7
Object type: POT SHERD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery rim sherd from a locally made Romano-British flanged bowl, with the flange pointing downwards. The fabric contains a lot of felspar and some mica inclusions and could be gabbroic. 2nd - 3rd century AD Carlyon (1985) illustrates a similar bowl form Carvossa, a Romano-British camp at Probus, in her corpus on Roman-British Gabbroic Pottery on page 32, Group 39b, Fig.1005.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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