Fabric 145 - Sand and flint tempered ware
Iron-rich clay tempered with quartz (<2.0mm), burnt-out organic material (<0.5mm) and some flint (<1.0mm).
Dark grey with a grey-brown external surface.
Dark grey with a grey-brown external surface.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Decoration
Combed lines and a circular grid pattern stamp.
South east Worcestershire, WORCESTERSHIRE
Only one sherd of this pottery has so far been identified in Worcestershire and the source is not known. The rim sherd found is similar to vessels in fabric 58 found at Droitwich which in turn are similar to Bath A ware but both of these fabrics contain limestone.
Only one sherd of this pottery has so far been identified in Worcestershire and the source is not known. The rim sherd found is similar to vessels in fabric 58 found at Droitwich which in turn are similar to Bath A ware but both of these fabrics contain limestone.
Medieval (Late 11th to 12th century)
The date is based on the known date of similar fabrics.
The date is based on the known date of similar fabrics.
Hardness
Hard
Core colour
Grey
Int surface colour
Grey
Ext surface colour
Orange
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 0 | Quartz | Abundant | Fine | Well-sorted | Rounded and angular |
| 87 | 0 | Quartz | Moderate | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Angular |
| 88 | 0 | Organic | Moderate | Fine | Well-sorted | Linear |
| 89 | 0 | Flint | Rare | Medium | Ill-sorted | Angular |
| Prefix | Fabric code | Reference document |
|---|---|---|
| Glouc | TF48 | Vince, A, 1974, revised 1978 'Guide to the pottery of Gloucester' |