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VESSEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C3A28C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy vessel foot dating from the medieval to post-medieval periods, c. 1200-1700 AD. Only the tip and mid-section of the foot remain, with the upper part of the object having broken away due to old damage. The fragment is sub-trapezoidal, and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The foot tapers slightly towards its base, before flattening and rounding off where it would have supported the vessel it was originally attached to.
The object measures 27.84mm long, 24mm wide at its top, 20.74mm wide at its midpoint and 14.93mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 45.4g, and is preserved in fairly good condition with an uneven greenish brown patina covering most of its surfaces.
Copper-alloy feet such as this example can originate from a variety of containers, though the small size of this example suggests possible original attachment to a ewer or skillet. Copper-alloy vessels utilised mainly for cooking are noted from the 13th century onwards, though appear to have remained in use right up until the beginning of the 18th century. For this reason, a wide date range has been assigned to this object.
Class: foot
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 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.84 mm
Width: 20.74 mm
Thickness: 14.93 mm
Weight: 45.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th April 2016 - Sunday 10th April 2016
Rally details.
This object was found at SMDC - Hardham, West Sussex - 10th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Pulborough and Coldwatham (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0317
Four figure Latitude: 50.94325
Four figure longitude: -0.53529796
1:25K map: TQ0317
1:10K map: TQ01NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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