Fabric 57 - Cotswolds unglazed ware


Iron rich clay with oolitic limestone inclusions (<0.1-3.0mm), some calcite and shell fragments and some red iron ore inclusions (<2.0mm). Inclusions leeched out to leave voids in many examples.
The surface colour can vary from orange/buff to dark grey, although the core is nearly always reduced to a light grey colour.

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Fabric 57 Cotswolds unglazed ware

Manufacture
Hand-made;Wheel-thrown
Decoration
No slip or glaze. Stamped or incised decoration, particularly on pitchers
Haresfield, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
This fabric is very similar to Gloucestershire TF41B which is thought to have been made at Harefield. With fabric 57.1 it is part of a tradition of limestone tempered wares produced in the Cotswold region. It is found as far north as Droitwich but the distribution is concentrated in the lower Severn valley.
Medieval (10th century to 12th century)

Texture & Colour

Hardness
Hard
Feel
-
Fracture
-

Core colour
Grey
Int surface colour
Grey
Ext surface colour
Greyish brown

Inclusions (2)

DB ID Modified Description Frequency Size Sorting Rounding
13 0 Oolitic limestone Abundant Coarse Ill-sorted Rounded
14 0 Iron-rich pellets Sparse Coarse Well-sorted Rounded

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Concordance (4)