Fabric 139 - Grog, Quartz and Limestone tempered ware
This is a soft fabric with a soapy texture, and inclusions include grog or clay pellets (<8.0mm), limestone (c.25mm) and fine quartz (0.1-0.25mm). Although the range of inclusions is very similar to fabric 5.7, this sherd is very different in feel and finish.
Buff external surface with light grey interior surface and dark grey core.
Buff external surface with light grey interior surface and dark grey core.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Decoration
Decorated with incised linear motif, forming rough horizontal lines apparently arranged in several irregular zones
Unlocated , WORCESTERSHIRE/HEREFORDSHIRE
This fabric was present at Longmore Hill and in the Bredon area.
This fabric was present at Longmore Hill and in the Bredon area.
Bronze Age (c.1000 BC to 800 BC)
Hardness
Soft
Feel
Soapy
Fracture
Hackly
Core colour
Brown
Int surface colour
Brownish orange
Ext surface colour
Orange
Int margin colour
Dark grey
Ext margin colour
Orange
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | 0 | Grog | Rare | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Sub-rounded |
| 347 | 0 | Quartz | Rare | Fine | Well-sorted | Rounded |
| 348 | 0 | Limestone | Rare | Coarse | Well-sorted | Irregular |