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VESSEL
Unique ID: LANCUM-9BFA22
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy vessel foot, probably dating to the post-medieval period, that is c. AD1600-1800. The vessel foot or leg is complete. It is comparatively short and stumpy and has a triangular cross-section. It usually is the sturdiest part of the vessel and cauldron legs are one of the most commonly found artefacts by metal-detectorists.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 39.9 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Sedbergh
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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