EMWG - Early Medieval Ware Gritty

Handmade, thick-walled vessels, probably coil or slab-built. Rims may be wheel made or finished. Moderate to common coarse (>1mm) rounded quartz in a medium sandy matrix with occasional calcareous and/or ferrous inclusions. Coarser type of EMWE. Generally reddish brown with a grey core, but variable. 11th–12th/13th c. These wares occur relatively infrequently across most sites of the period and are generally quite variable in colour and appearance. Black, orange, buff etc, sometimes with reduced core.

Example from Bardwell.