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BOWL
Unique ID: MAS-D100042
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of white ceramic bowl or lid marked with black and white geometric design and number '23'. Number appears to be hand-painted or stamped. Found loose on the seabed with a little marine growth present. This is a naval issue bowl probably used for drinking rather than smaller, handled cups, as they were more practical on board a ship. The number refers to the mess number, and the bowls were designed to be stored upside-down. The find dates to the late 19th or 20th century.
Class:
CONTAINER
Sub class: FOOD SERVING CONTAINER
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck
Wreck details
Droit number: 119/17
Chronology
Broad period: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Period from: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 160 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Personal details
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Recorded by: L R
Identified by: L M
Secondary identifier: V L
Other reference numbers
Droit ID: 119/17
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SZ0579
Four figure Latitude: 50.6106936
Four figure longitude: -1.93069645
1:25K map: SZ0579
1:10K map: SZ09NE
Display four figure position on What3Words
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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