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Description: | Medieval copper alloy vessel, heavily cast with high lead content. Thick-walled oval ??bag-shaped body, opposed twin perforated lugs for handles at rim. The base has three tiny perforations, two in the centre with a third to one side, forming an asymmetrical triangle. Diameter 36mm. Height 54mm. Weight 66.89g.
There are at least ten other examples of these vessels from Norfolk: Bacton (NHER 1073), Blo Norton (NHER 21118), Great Dunham (NHER 45424), Hellington (NHER 34929), Hockering (NHER 36541), Long Stratton (NHER 16111), Marsham (NHER 39717), Norton Subcourse (NHER 36159) and two from Whinburgh (NHER 40298).
A similar example inscribed: OLEVM CHRISM (chrism oil) was found recently in East Clandon, Surrey. This Surrey example presumably came from a travelling chrismatory, or set of three holy oils used in the medieval church: oleum infirmorum for the sick; oleum catechumenorum for baptism; and chrisma or balm, used for confirmation, ordination and certain consecrations. Dated as before c.1200AD. Three similar small copper-alloy two-handled vessels are recorded on the Portable Antiquities database, all from Suffolk: SF10638, SF8334 and SF4470. Others are known from London. Hitherto their function has been obscure. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Robbins, Katherine - Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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