Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-343747
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval cast copper alloy skillet handle. It is an elongated trapezoid in plan with a worn break at both ends. It is slightly curved in profile and has a shallow 'D' shaped cross section. The upper surface is decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs, the opposing surface is plain and undecorated. It is 84.88mm long, 27.74mm wide 7.34mm thick tapering to 19.47mm wide, 7.77mm thick. It weighs 84.4 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Length: 84.88 mm
Weight: 84.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th May 2010
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Other reference: OEF 6279
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: TM0323
Four figure Latitude: 51.868625
Four figure longitude: 0.947197
1:25K map: TM0323
1:10K map: TM02SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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