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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-61FA7C
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy vessel handle of probable medieval to post-medieval date. The object comprises a sub-rectangular, triangular sectioned handle with a 90 degree bend 1/3 of the way down its length. The upper terminal has an integral stubbed rivet while the lower terminal flattens and widens out with broken and worn edges. The upper surface is decorated with concentric lozenges radiating from the angled point of the bend.
The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 43.9mm long, 17.5mm wide, 12.4mm thick and weighs 24.2g.
No direct parallels for this object could be found at time of recording though it does have features in common with handles from ewers and other drinking vessels and is likely to date from c. AD 1100 to c. AD 1850.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.9 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 12.4 mm
Weight: 24.2 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04562
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Copmanthorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5546
Four figure Latitude: 53.90724806
Four figure longitude: -1.1643015
1:25K map: SE5546
1:10K map: SE54NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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