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VESSEL

Unique ID: NMGW-AC4736

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Substantial cast copper alloy leg from a cauldron or skillet. The front of the leg has an expanded foot and a prominent central rib. The rear of the leg is plain with tapered edges. The fragment appears broken at both ends, with the base of the foot absent as well as the body of the vessel. The leg is covered in a black carbon deposit, as wood be expected in a cooking vessel.

Class: Cooking

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1400
Date to: AD 1599

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 87.2 mm
Width: 53.8 mm
Thickness: 28.4 mm
Weight: 419.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: Tidenham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST5495
Four figure Latitude: 51.651898
Four figure longitude: -2.666297
1:25K map: ST5495
1:10K map: ST59NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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