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VESSEL
Unique ID: BUC-7F71D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Irregularly shaped fragment of a medieval or post-medieval copper alloy vessel rim. The rim is thickened with a flat top edge created by a D-shaped swelling on the inner side.
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels with similar rims were widely used from c.AD 1200-1725 for serving and cooking (Butler and Green 2003; 7, 15, 22).
Class: Rim
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Bucks County Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1725
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.14 mm
Width: 23.48 mm
Thickness: 3.83 mm
Weight: 10.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 2019.49.8
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Drayton Beauchamp
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R. and Green, C. | 2003 | English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 | Honiton, Devon | Roderick & Valentine Butler |
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