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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-845F99
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A terminal leg fragment of a copper-alloy vessel dating to the Medieval to Post-Medieval periods (c. AD 1100-1800). The leg is sub-triangular in section at the broken edge, and expands from the break to the foot pad. Three shallowly convex ribs are present on the upper surface and extend to the edge of the foot. The base and back of the foot are flat.
The object has a mottled patina, primarily ranging from dark green through mid green, with pale buff and, occasionally, irregular patches of black. It measures in length: 26.0mm, width: 29.6mm, thickness: 27.7mm, and weighs 66.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 29.6 mm
Thickness: 27.7 mm
Weight: 66.4 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06053
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bridlington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1768
Four figure Latitude: 54.09460934
Four figure longitude: -0.2124881
1:25K map: TA1768
1:10K map: TA16NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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