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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-7BD417
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the body and foot of a probable cooking vessel, possibly a small cauldron or similar.
The foot is roughly square in plan with a rounded base which looks as though it may have been heavily hammered to achieve the curve. It tapers upwards to join the body of the vessel though only a small portion of this now remains with the vessel proper having been lost to old, worn breaks. The length of the foot and curve of what remains of the vessel suggest it was not very large.
The metal is a mid brownish-black colour and is worn. The fragment is 27.9mm long, 34.6mm wide, 25.2mm thick and weighs 64g.
While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for copper alloy cooking vessels.
Class: Foot
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.9 mm
Width: 34.6 mm
Thickness: 25.2 mm
Weight: 64 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haxby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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