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Unique ID: LANCUM-691978
Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy vessel escutcheon dating from the Roman period. It is of roughly triangular shape and solid-cast with a small suspension look at the top. The inside of the top of the loop (where the handle was attached) is very worn and shows heavy use. The shape of this escutcheon is the same as an example found at Aldborough (see reference). This one, however, still retains the suspension loop at the top.
Bishop, M.C., 1996. Finds from Roman Aldborough Oxford : Oxbow Monograph 65, pp13, fig 7, no 22
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 20.5 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Weight: 15.87 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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