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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel rim. The rim, in profile has a vertical exterior and the interior having a 'D' shaped profile. The interior is quite smooth except for encrustations. The exterior surface is rough with feint horizontal striations covering the surface and has a thick black carbon deposit, which was probably due to smoke if the vessel was used over a fire. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not too recently. The fragment measures 36.23mm wide across the rim and 29.38mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 17g. The diameter of the vessel rim is c. 150mm. The shape of the rim and the discolouration on the exterior which may be due to a carbon deposit suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. The rim suggests it was a deep container rather than a dish when viewed in profile. Helen Geake (Finds Recording Guide 2001) suggests cooking vessels date from the 13th to 17th 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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