NHER 36997 (Find Spot record) - Medieval pottery find
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Summary
A complete, apparently medieval pottery bowl was found in a field in 2000. It is very unusual to find anything more than fragments from this period.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LESSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September 2000. Stray Find.
Found in potato field:
1 medieval complete pottery vessel. Fabric is shell-tempered rather than micaceous.
Information via Jewry Wall Museum. See description, drawing (S2) and photographs (S3) in file.
It is not known how this complete vessel was recovered from an arable field.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 June 2016.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF62942 Unpublished Document: Clark, R. Jewry Wall Museum.. 2002. Archaeological Comments. 6 February.
- <S2> SNF94134 Illustration: Roworth, P. 2000. Drawing of a medieval pottery vessel from Eccles (Lessingham). Paper. 1:1.
- <S3> SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 1:24PM