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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-456DF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval to post-medieval date. The fragment is part of the rim of a probable cooking vessel such as a cauldron or skillet. The rim is roughly triangular in shape and rectangular in cross-section and tapers in thickness. The vessel is smooth on one side and rough on the other. The breaks are very worn.
The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The fragment is 46.7mm long, 40.3mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 17.6g.
Crude cast copper alloy vessels for cooking and serving were widely used during the period AD 1200 - 1700 and were increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.7 mm
Width: 40.3 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 17.6 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: Wiggington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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