Record ID: SF-2608E7 - MEDIEVAL vessel

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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF-2608E7

Object type certainty: Certain

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A rim sherd and the base of a foot from cast copper-alloy cooking vessels of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.1300-1600 AD. They have a combined total weight of 40.49g.

1) Rim sherd with grooved decoration on the exterior(?) surface. It measures 34.83mm in width, 19.01mm in length, 2.76mm in thickness and 8.25g in weight.

2) A fragment from the foot of a cooking vessel. It is rectangular in form, triangular in profile and section, with vertical mid-rib on the front face. The base of the foot flares to three projecting lobes giving it an almost zoomorphic appearance, and the exterior surfaces have traces of sooting. It measures 29.28mm in length, 24.96mm in width, 14.01mm in thickness and 32.24g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 40.49 g
Quantity: 2

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Forest Heath
To be known as: Dalham

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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