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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