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VESSEL
Unique ID: SUSS-3CEA90
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval (later 17th century to 18th century) cast copper alloy vessel leg and foot. The leg is trapezoid in section with a wider front than back and a central raised rib running down the front. It has an old irregular break at the upper end. The leg widens outwards at the base slightly to create the plain trapezoid foot. The foot does not have a flat base but the leg would have rested at 70 to 45 degrees. It is 58.3mm long, 47mm wide and 21.9mm thick; it weighs 231 grams.
The very rough surface suggests this piece was sand cast, a technique introduced in the late 17th century (Butler et al 2009:7).
Sub class: Leg
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 58.3 mm
Width: 47 mm
Thickness: 21.9 mm
Weight: 231 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Patching
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. | 2009 | Cast Copper-Alloy Cooking Vessels | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 41 | 7 |
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