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Medieval pottery vessel
Gower/Lower Tawe - Limestone gritted (fabric 1) Soft light grey fabric notable for the inclusion of medium/large fragments of limestone and other calcite grits, some of which have leached out to leave cavities. Surfaces are generally grey varying to buff/orange. The vesssels represented are thick-walled with simple rims. The minimum number of vessels represented is two, although sherds are present in layers of Periods 1-2.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
86.95H/1.1
Find Information
Site Name: Loughor Castle, Loughor
Grid Reference: SS 564 979
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1968-1973
Measurements
weight / g:10.8
Techniques
hand made
Material
limestone tempered
calcite tempered
quartz tempered
Location
In store
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