Salt-Glazed Stoneware Base/Body Sherd

Thick-bodied stoneware hollowware base/body sherd with pink/brown slip on base and interior. Most likely some type of straight-sided storage vessel or large storage jar. Salt glazed exterior has a light brown mottled slip. Base is 7.75 inches in diameter with a slightly bulbous body. Ceramic body color is a discolored gray. Most likely an unmending residual from vessel in neighboring context.

• Object number

  293.28

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 7.75 inches

• Decoration

  Salt Glazed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Jar

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Food Preparation/Storage

• Material

  Stoneware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 3 (624.293)

• Forms

  Base/Body

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown