Fabric 143.2 - Ham Green type B


Iron-poor fabric with frequent quartz inclusions, common sandstone, calcite and chert inclusions, all measuring between 0.1-0.4mm and clay pellets of <1mm. The fabric is similar to 143.1 but the inclusions are larger and not so well sorted.
Grey core with buff internal surfaces and buff to orange external surfaces.

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Fabric 143.2 Ham Green type B ware

Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Overall external mid to dark green glaze with occasional glaze splashes within the vessel. Decoration consists of a combination of incised lines, applied strips, roller stamping, stabbing and slashing. A small group of sherds have applied strip decoration in red firing clay very similar to Bristol Redcliffe ware (Barton 1963)
Ham Green, AVON
Vessels of this type were produced in Ham Green on the outskirts of modern Bristol. They were distributed in quantity around Bristol, the south Wales coast, south-east Ireland, the Wye valley and the Severn Valley. A number of examples have been found in Worcester although their distribution within Worcestershire is still unclear.
Medieval (Late 12th to 13th century)

Texture & Colour

Hardness
Hard

Core colour
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Int surface colour
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Ext surface colour
Buff

Inclusions (5)

DB ID Modified Description Frequency Size Sorting Rounding
249 0 Quartz Abundant Fine Well-sorted Rounded
250 0 Sandstone Moderate Fine Well-sorted Rounded
251 0 Calcite Moderate Fine Well-sorted Rounded
252 0 Chert Moderate Fine Well-sorted Rounded
253 0 Clay pellets Moderate Medium Well-sorted Rounded

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Concordance (3)