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VESSEL
Unique ID: SF-BFA615
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a mount from a vessel or similar item. It is oval in form, tapering to a slight point at the base, and with a D-shaped cross-section. At the top the object narrows to a rectangular(?) neck that terminates in old breaks and is also D-shaped in section with flat back and faceted from face. At the centre of the body is a circular rivet hole containing a relatively large cylindrial rivet with flattened heads. The back face of the object is flat, and has a circular concave moulding surrounding the rivet hole. It measures 41.61mm in length, 31.55mm in width, 7.06mm in thickness, and 34.44g in weight.
The precise function of this object remains uncertain. However, given its size and the central rivet it might plausibly have been attached to a copper-alloy vessel or similar item, perhaps to enable attachment of a handle. It is likely to be of Medieval or later date, c.13th-17th centuries AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.61 mm
Width: 31.55 mm
Thickness: 7.06 mm
Weight: 34.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th February 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: HCH 001
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Hacheston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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