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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-5FE32E
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy foot or paw belonging to a vessel or holder (c. 1500-c. 1800).
This object is angular in plan and side view. It consists of four tapering toes with a break at the top. The underside is flat and plain.
The object has a mid-green patina and small areas of corrosion.
Length: 23.5mm; width: 16.1mm; thickness: 9.2mm. Weight: 13.62g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.5 mm
Width: 16.1 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm
Weight: 13.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 24th August 2016 - Wednesday 24th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-225
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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