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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-636506
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel comprising part of the body and part of the leg. The breaks are old. Length 65mm. At the junction with the body the width of the leg is 31mm. The leg tapers in width and is 22mm at the break. In cross-section the leg is in "quatrefoil" form. However, one foil, forming the inside edge of the leg is larger than the other three foils. The surviving parts of the body are about 4mm thick.
Notes:
For information on Medieval cooking vessels see Geake, H. 2001 and Ward Perkins, J. B. 1940.
Sub class: leg
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 31 mm
Weight: 148.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th September 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW 2003.78.2
Museum accession number: IOW 2003.78.2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Gatcombe Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 44-47 | ||||
| London Museum | 1940 | London Museum Medieval Catalogue | London | HMSO | 202-207 |
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