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Description: | A body fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel. The body fragment is an elongated sub-trapezoid in plan, with all the edges being broken. The breaks are not recent. The exterior surface has a horizontal linear ridge. This is may be a casting seam, but it is not visible on the interior and is very regular. The exterior surface has a light black carbon deposit, which was probably due to smoke. It is also slightly rough with numerous fine horizontal striations. The interior surface is smooth and has a well developed mid green coloured patina. The fragment measures 28.7mm wide, 43.47mm tall and 3.25mm thick. It weighs 21.6g.
It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. The carbon deposit may suggest a skillet or cauldron. Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such cooking vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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