Accession No

1958.232 D


Description

Rim sherd, almost square in profile. Multiple wavy lines of incised (combed) decoration on top of rim and beneath, both externally and internally. Calcareous inclusions in fabric. Sooting present. Likely from a cooking pot.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Framlingham; Framlingham Castle


Period

Medieval 13th century


Source

Pembroke College, Cambridge [donor]; Knocker, Guy M. (Group Captain) [excavator]; Leech, C. F. [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1958.232 D; F.14 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'FRAM F.14'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle


Description (Physical description)
Red rim sherd, decorated with wavy scrawl on rim and below it on both sides.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Group Captain G.M. Knocker and C.F. Leech, March to April 1954.
Event Date 1954
Author: Sophie Wardle


Description (Physical description)
Knocker, G. M. (1956): 'Rim sherd of large cooking-pot in hard red ware charged with crushed shell. Wavy scrawl on rim top and multiple wavy comb scrawl below rim on inside. 13th century. Similar rims found at Thetford at high levels. (Fig. 6 (iii) ).'
Event Date 1956
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (References)
Knocker, G. M. (1956). ‘Excavations at Framlingham Castle, 1954’. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, 27(2), pp. 65-88.
Event Date 1956
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd, almost square in profile. Multiple wavy lines of incised (combed) decoration on top of rim and beneath, both externally and internally. Calcareous inclusions in fabric. Sooting present. Likely from a cooking pot.
Event Date 30/11/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:21000

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