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VESSEL
Unique ID: SF-EA8513
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Late Medieval to Post-medieval fragment from a vessel leg or possibly from a handle. The object is rectangular, tapering to one terminal, and has a rectangular cross-section. The surfaces are extremely worn and corroded. The narrowed end shows signs of wear and the opposite terminal is incomplete due to old breaks. The object measures 35.4mm in length, 17.24mm in width at the broken end tapering to 11.23mm. It is 10.23mm in thickness, tapering to 7.25mm, and weighs 21.06g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.4 mm
Weight: 21.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: finder's ref.21
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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