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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-6FE143
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cooking vessel leg and foot of Medieval to post-Medieval date (c. 1250-c. 1650). This is a foot and a small portion of the leg. Both are sub-triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. At the top there is a transverse break. The sides of the leg expand outwards and downwards to form the projecting foot, rounded at the front. The object is mid-green and is partially covered with deposits of hardened soot. 25.0 x 21.4 x 18.8mm. Weight: 27.78g.
Class: Cooking vessel foot
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 18.8 mm
Weight: 27.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-498
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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