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VESSEL

Unique ID: SWYOR-712F68

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A leg from a cast, copper alloy vessel, probably a cauldron or cooking pot, dating from the Medieval to early post-Medieval period, AD 1200 - 1700. It is spade-shaped, with straight sides that taper to a rounded point at the base. The reverse is flat in the lower part and concave in the upper part where the main body of the vessel would have joined. The outer surface is convex and decorated with two prominent, moulded ridges. Part of one of these ridges has broken away and is missing. The leg shows black discolouration, presumably sooting as a result of burning whilst in use; unmarked areas show a light green patina. It is 80.6mm long, 49.3mm wide and 27.5mm thick. It weighs 204gm. Compare SOM-F1ACB2.

Class: cooking vessel
Sub class: leg

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 80.6 mm
Width: 49.3 mm
Thickness: 27.5 mm
Weight: 204 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th January 2014 - Monday 7th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS Form number 000586

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: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: North Elmsall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4816
Four figure Latitude: 53.63832398
Four figure longitude: -1.27549822
1:25K map: SE4816
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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