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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-B156BB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy vessel handle (c. 1250-c. 1650).
This fragment is the terminal of a handle. It is sub-rectangular in plan and roughly semi-circular in cross-section. The upper face is flat and plain.
The handle is matt green with patches of a black substance which may be consolidated soot. The transverse break is old.
Length: 45.0mm; width: 27.2mm; thickness: 9.6mm. Weight: 48.88g.
Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have continued at least until c. 1600 (Geake 2001: 52).
Geake, H. 2001. Finds Recording Guide. Unpublished.
Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009. Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
Class: Handle
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 27.2 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 48.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-225
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 52 |
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