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VESSEL
Unique ID: SF-86B836
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment from the foot of a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel of Medieval or later date. The base of the leg is rectangular in form, triangular in cross section, flaring at the base to a flattened triangular foot with projecting toes. All surfaces have the remains of relatively thick black sooting resultant from exposure to high temperatures. This fragment measures 42.73mm in length, 32.38mm in width, 11.49mm in thickness, and 48.14g in weight. It is of probable later Medieval to early Post-Medieval date, c.14th-16th centuries AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.73 mm
Width: 32.38 mm
Thickness: 11.49 mm
Weight: 48.14 g
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WSW 026
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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