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Unique ID: SF-27FCE7

Object type certainty: Certain

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A rim sherd from a sheet copper-alloy vessel of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date. A short, folded length of the rim survives, the majority of the vessel now missing due to old breaks. It is flat, rectangular in form with a folded/rolled rim. The fragment measures 42.38mm in length (folded), 20.18mm in height, 0.55mm in thickness and 5.64g in weight. It is of probable later Medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.1400-1700 AD if not later.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 42.38 mm
Height: 20.18 mm
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 5.64 g
Quantity: 1

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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    Created: Wednesday 8th February 2012
    Updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012

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