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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-03C863
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cooking vessel leg/foot from the medieval to post-Medieval period, circa 1200-1650. The leg fragment consists of a splayed sub-triangular base with a vertical central ridge and tapered leg, which is oval in section at the break. The back is convex and the break is not recent. The object has a semi matt green patina with areas of sooting with some soil impaction. Height: 33.07 mm. Width: 40.47 mm. Thickness: 24.42 mm. Weight: 101 grams. Reference: See DOR-DCE8C5 for a similar example.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 33.07 mm
Width: 40.47 mm
Thickness: 24.42 mm
Weight: 101 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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