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VESSEL
Unique ID: NMS-0EDCB9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy cast Medieval to Post Medieval handle retaining loop from a metal vessel such as a chafing dish. Oval in shape extending to a short rectangular cross-section neck with a small collar lip on either side. A projecting integral circular stub with an upset end acted as a rivet securing it through the wall of the parent vessel. The loop has coarse filing over all faces, with a patch on one side worn smooth through use. Circa AD 1400-1650.
Similar examples are recorded on this database see SUSS-4DE554, IOW-2F40AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 11.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th December 2018 - Sunday 9th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 33221
Other reference: GCENF145467
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Litcham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF8817
Four figure Latitude: 52.71798245
Four figure longitude: 0.78202405
1:25K map: TF8817
1:10K map: TF81NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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