Accession No
Z 20844
Description
Very large and heavy Thetford ware storage jar. It has everted rim; round body, only the upper part of it exists; and eleven handles arranged in two rows: first row has seven handles from rim to body, second row has four handles from neck to body. Handles decorated with two vertical deep thumbs forming one central ridge and two on the edges of the handle. Body decorated with some oval applied and thumbed clay. Reconstructed from sherds and some painted plaster.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
late Anglo Saxon
Source
?Freeman, Samuel J. [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 20844; 8
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
420mm x 175mm x 460mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Very large Thetford ware storage jar, multiple handles. Heavily reconstructed. Only the rim and the top of the shoulder exists. Impressed decoration. Grey earthenware.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Neck. Very large Thetford ware storage jar, multiple handles.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Heavily reconstructed. Only the rim and the top of the shoulder exists. Impressed decoration. Grey earthenware.
Event Date 8/2000
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Very large and heavy Thetford ware storage jar. It has everted rim; round body, only the upper part of it exists; and eleven handles arranged in two rows: first row has seven handles from rim to body, second row has four handles from neck to body. Handles decorated with two vertical deep thumbs forming one central ridge and two on the edges of the handle. Body decorated with some oval applied and thumbed clay. Reconstructed from sherds and some painted plaster.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Ikram Ghabriel
FM:8948
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