Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Artefact Metal container
Feature ID:
274
Artefact No.:
107
Artefact Type:
Metal container
Survey Date:
14 September 2011
Location:
German Officers' Ridge
Period:
c. 1915
Area Nationality:
Turkish
Deployed By:
Turkish
Length (cm):
3.4
Width (cm):
9.1
Preservation:
good
Associated Feature:
Material:
Metal
Photographed:
Yes
Description:
Metal container. Possibly part of a mug or pannikin. No base. Welding marks along edge and where a handle might have been - this measures 5.3 x 1.8 cm. Along other edge (top?) is a folded back rim. The object has come apart along the vertical weld at the side. Some corrosion holes but otherwise well preserved.

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