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Description: | A cast copper alloy vessel rim fragment. The fragment is sub-rectangular in plan, the upper edge is the only original edge, the others are more recent breaks. The original edge, the rim, is curved in profile forming a 'C' shape. The rim is thickened compared to the wall of the vessel. The thickened portion has a pointed oval section. Using a rim chart the rim of the vessel would be c. 21cm diameter. The interior surface is smooth with a well developed dark green/grey coloured patina. The exterior surface is not quite as smooth and has a mid green/grey patina. The fragment measures 107.43mm wide across the rim and 31.37mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 43.8g. The rim maybe a fragment of a cooking vessel, however there is no evidence of a carbon deposit on the exterior surface to so suggest this, so may be a type of serving vessel.Similar rims are found on other vessels, Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N. (2002 Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Medieval York York Archaeological Trust and CBA) illustrates a similar vessel rims, Nos. 14197 and 15150. Copper alloy vessel were used from the Medieval to early Post Medieval periods, for example Helen Geake (Finds Recording Guide 2001) suggests cooking vessels date from the 13th to 16th centuries.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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