Gallery – Archaeology

These images show some of the ceramics and glass found during Suffolk Archaeology’s excavations on the site of ‘The Hold’. Mostly post-medieval in date, some of the pots are the finest examples found in Ipswich to date. They will feature in a future display within the new building!

A piece of local medieval pottery, 12th to 14th Century

A pipkin (cooking pot) from the Netherlands, late 15th to early 16th Century

A piece of a pipkin (cooking pot) from the Netherlands, late 15th to early 16th Century

The base of a post-medieval wine glass

A piece of stoneware, possibly from Frechen (Germany), late 16th to early 17th Century

A piece of stoneware, possibly from Frechen (Germany), late 16th to early 17th Century

A redware plate, possibly from the Netherlands, late 16th to early 17th Century

A piece of Surreyware, late 16th - early 17th Century — A piece of Surreyware, late 16th – early 17th Century

A piece of stoneware, possibly from Frechen (Germany), late 16th to early 17th Century

A piece of a pipkin - possibly a local copy of one from the Netherlands, late 16th to early 17th Century — A piece of a pipkin – possibly a local copy of one from the Netherlands, late 16th to early 17th Century

The base of a post-medieval wine bottle

A piece of redware from the Netherlands, late 15th to early 16th Century