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VESSEL

Unique ID: HAMP3380

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper-alloy ?vessel handle element. Circular, slightly convex base with circular-sectioned , slightly curving rod handle extending at a right angle from the upper part of the base. The end of the handle expands into a rounded element with parts of two curving circular-sectioned bars diverging from the centre. The ends of these bars are rounded, and if broken, were broken in antiquity. Traces of iron corrosion on the upper and lower surfaces of the base. Pale green, patchy patina.

Class: ?Handle

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: WMS

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 23.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Winchester

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: WMS
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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