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VESSEL

Unique ID: SF9624

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Rectangular copper alloy drop handle fragment and attachment loop. The handle has a zoomorphic terminal and a small acorn knop at the lower angle, adjacent to the break. Sometimes described as a box or casket handle type, but the type of fixing rivet occurs on vessels.

Class: handle

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 43 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 27.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2000

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finders ref CC 6000

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: COVEHITHE

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	10,11

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

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