Fabric 3 - Handmade Malvernian ware (Peacock Group A)
Soft to hard fired fabric with angular inclusions of metamorphic rock, usually less than 1.0mm to 3.0mm in size but larger fragments (up to 10.0mm) are also found. The most commonly identified of these inclusions are quartz, pink and white feldspar and hornblende (Peacock 1965-7, 15).
Usually black/dark grey throughout, less commonly with a layer or patch(es) of orange/brown colour.
Usually black/dark grey throughout, less commonly with a layer or patch(es) of orange/brown colour.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Decoration
Often decorated around the rim with stamps or linear tooling. The designs vary in form but are usually set just below the rim (Peacock 1968). Some stamps have been taken to resemble (abstract) ducks, hence 'duck-stamped'. The most typical linear tooling is and an upper and lower horizontal line forming the limits of the decorated area filled with diagonal or lattice-work slashes. Surfaces are generally wiped or burnished.
Malvern, WORCESTERSHIRE
Pottery of this type is found within a 50 mile radius of the Malvern Hills (Peacock 1965-7, fig 2) and is common on sites of all types in Worcestershire. It is strongly represented on sites in the central Cotswolds, and in the Severn And Wye valleys (Morris 1982, fig 3.4).
Pottery of this type is found within a 50 mile radius of the Malvern Hills (Peacock 1965-7, fig 2) and is common on sites of all types in Worcestershire. It is strongly represented on sites in the central Cotswolds, and in the Severn And Wye valleys (Morris 1982, fig 3.4).
Iron Age to Roman (5th century BC to 1st century AD)
Although this fabric is produced for 500 years, the vast majority of vessels identified from sites within Worcestershire are of Middle Iron Age date (c 400BC to c 100BC). Pottery in this fabric but in different forms (Fabric 3.2) continues to be made into the Roman period.
Although this fabric is produced for 500 years, the vast majority of vessels identified from sites within Worcestershire are of Middle Iron Age date (c 400BC to c 100BC). Pottery in this fabric but in different forms (Fabric 3.2) continues to be made into the Roman period.
Hardness
Hard
Feel
Smooth
Fracture
Hackly
Surface treatment
Closed forms are burnished inside the rim.
Core colour
Black
Int surface colour
Black
Ext surface colour
Black
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | Malvernian rock | Abundant | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Angular |