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VESSEL

Unique ID: SUSS-33BA85

Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy pot leg and foot. The leg is triangular in profile with a flat back and flat trapizoid base and a front which slopes out from a narrow top to the wide foot. The front is wider than the back and has two vertical grooves with raised ridges at the edges and centre. There are traces of sooting on the foot and leg. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1250-1650 for serving and cooking. The piece is 45.7mm long, 38.9mm wide, 20.8mm thick and weighs 92 grams.

Sub class: Leg and foot

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.7 mm
Width: 38.9 mm
Thickness: 20.8 mm
Weight: 92 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Walberton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU9706
Four figure Latitude: 50.845402
Four figure longitude: -0.623591
1:25K map: SU9706
1:10K map: SU90NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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