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VESSEL
Unique ID: NLM-8EED06
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Cast leg of a cauldron. Tapered, and of flattened triangular section, producing a vertical rib on outer face which becomes more prominent as it approaches the broader end. The broad end is concave where it fitted to the body of the vessel. One of a group of vessel fragments from the same site and reported together, perhaps a collection intended for recycling. Suggested date: Medieval: 1200-1450. Length: 50.70mm, Width: 31.33mm, Thickness: 16.25mm, Weight: 68.21gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.7 mm
Width: 31.33 mm
Thickness: 16.25 mm
Weight: 68.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14144
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Hardwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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