Fabric 4.11 - Shell and quartzite tempered ware
Soft fabric containing abundant fossilised shell up to 8.0mm and rare white, angular quartzite up to 2.0mm in size.
The external surface is red whilst inner surfaces are oxidised or reduced.
The external surface is red whilst inner surfaces are oxidised or reduced.
Manufacture
Hand-made
Kemerton, WORCESTERSHIRE
The geology indicates that this fabric is most likely from a source that is fairly local to Kemerton, South Worcestershire.
The geology indicates that this fabric is most likely from a source that is fairly local to Kemerton, South Worcestershire.
Bronze Age (2350 BC to 800 BC)
Hardness
Soft
Feel
Soapy
Core colour
Grey
Int surface colour
Red
Ext surface colour
Red
Int margin colour
Greyish brown
Ext margin colour
Buff
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | 0 | Shell | Abundant | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Conchoidal |
| 335 | 0 | Quartzite | Rare | Coarse | Well-sorted | Angular |