Fabric 64.1 - Worcester-type sandy glazed ware
Form number
64.1/03
Manufacture
Hand-made
Type
Tripod pitcher
Type reference
MPRG 3.01.14
Other type
Simple tripod pitcher
Rim description
Simple everted
Spout description
Pinched
Handle description
Single strap or rod
Base description
Slightly sagging with small circular and oval sectioned tripod feet.
Glaze color
Green
Glaze extent: external
Total
Decoration type
Incised, applied strip and roller stamped
Decoration description
Combination of incised horizontal or wavy lines, vertical applied strips and roller stamping. Ring and dot, circles and rectangular roller stamps are the most common pattern.
Function
Probably used for the storage of liquids although they may have been used for grain and pulses.
Medieval (12th to early 13th century)
Notes
Examples of zoomorphic decoration were identified on this form type at Deansway (Bryant 2004, 291).