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Description: | A body fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel. The body fragment is a sub-trapezoidal in plan, with all the edges being broken. The breaks are not all recent, one appears to be more fresh than the other abraded edges. The exterior surface has a horizontal ridge which is probably a casting seam. It is not visible on the interior o the vessel. The exterior surface has traces of a black carbon deposit, which was probably due to smoke. This surface is also slightly rough. The interior surface is smooth, but fine voids are visible as if leeching has occurred. This is probably due to corrosion. The fragment measures 35.16mm wide, 42.45mm tall and 5.35mm thick. It weighs 28.9g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this fragment 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 Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries.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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