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VESSEL
Unique ID: ESS-8578F1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A rim fragment of a Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy cooking vessel. The thickened rim is triangular in section and consistent in thickness along the fragment. It appears to be plain and undecorated. The fragment is 49.4mm wide, 22.5mm in length and 4.4mm thick; it weighs 15.42g.
Notes:
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state 'there is evidence that (cast copper alloy) metal cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries'. Although earlier copper alloy vessels are known they are rarer and mostly of sheet metal or hammered out (ibid; 7).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49.4 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 15.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CIMS OEF 7307
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Cathedrals (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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