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CHAFING DISH
Unique ID: SF-AD7FE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy handle from a chafing dish of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date. The handle is flat, rectangular in section and heart-shaped in form. It has faceted edges and extensive tool marks on all surfaces. At the attachment end is a separated cast copper-alloy attachment loop that is rectangular in section, oval shaped in plan with a central circular perforation and a small cylindrical stud that enabled attachment to the vessel. The attachment loop also has extensive tool marks on all surfaces. The entire object measures 60.60mm in length, 58.09mm in width, 5.17mm in thickness (9.21mm in thickness at attachment loop), and weighs 49.29g.
This is a handle from a chafing dish similar to examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: nos. 489-491). It is of c.15th-16th century AD date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.6 mm
Width: 58.09 mm
Thickness: 5.17 mm
Weight: 49.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Worlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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