Accession No
1949.604 F
Description
Unglazed rim sherd of Thetford Ware. Externally thickened, everted rim; short, constricted neck; rounded body with horizontal bands of rouletting decoration below neck; strap handle with rectangular cross-section running from rim to upper part of body, finished with thumbed impressions at the base of handle. Dark grey fabric.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Norfolk; Thetford; Bury Road
Period
Saxo Norman Medieval
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1949.604 F
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Sherds, hard, grey, wheelmade ware. Handles.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
From the surface of the a housing estate, built by Messrs Sindall, on Bury Road, Thetford. Excavated by Thomas Lethbridge in 1947. See archive (WO8/3/2) for correspondence and notes.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1950). ‘Byzantine Influence in Late Saxon England.’ Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 43. pp. 2-6
Event Date 1950
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Rogerson, Andrew and Dallas, Carolyn. (1984). Excavations in Thetford 1948–59 and 1973–80. East Anglian Archaeology 22. Norfolk Archaeological Unit.
Event Date 1984
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Unglazed rim sherd of Thetford Ware. Externally thickened, everted rim; short, constricted neck; rounded body with horizontal bands of rouletting decoration below neck; strap handle with rectangular cross-section running from rim to upper part of body, finished with thumbed impressions at the base of handle. Dark grey fabric.
Event Date 18/1/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:308297
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