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Description: | A complete cast or wrought lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600). Length 41.0mm, width 63.0mm and 26.0mm thick. Weight 86.32g.The container is complete but buckled and misshapen. Originally, the object was sub-rectangular in plan with a substantial protruding rim. The container had a rounded (convex) front and base, so that when viewed from above it was D-shaped. At the front of the vessel the inside of the rim is turned down then upwards to form a supplementary integral trough. The rear face of the container is flat.This vessel may have been cast in one piece or, alternatively, may have been made from separate pieces of metal and soldered together. However, no casting seems or joins are visible. The vessel seems to have rested against a flat surface, although, due to its rounded base it could not be free-standing. There is no evidence for any attachment loops or any other means of attachment. There is also no indication of decoration on any of the surfaces.The vessel's surface is covered with off-white flaking corrosion products and the damage seems to have occurred in antiquity.Similar vessels have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database where they have been identified as Late Medieval, or Early Post-Medieval, bird feeders or bird seed containers. Alternative suggestions for use have been made, including: dice shakers, grain measures, blood letting cups, inkwells or for water containers/fonts for private homes.For comparison, see published vessels: Read (1995, 127-128, fig. 811), Egan et al (2005, 129, ref. 617).
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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