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Description: | A partially crushed lead vessel. Length: 31.7mm; width: 58.6mm; wall thickness at the open top: 3-4mm; mass: 92.0g. The vessel appears to have been circular in section originally, tapering from a (now partially closed) opening at the top to a slightly concave rather than entirely flat base. There are three circumferential grooves on the exterior, one around the base and two near to the top of the vessel. The base retains a largely circular shape. The vessel has a dull, light brown pitted surface. There is a small split on the top edge of the vessel. In "Material Culture in an Age of Transition", Egan (2005,p 128) discusses broadly similar but D-sectioned vessels, slightly flaring from the base, which were for holding water, green plants or seed for cage birds. These seem to date from the late 15th/16th centuries and later, while plainer versions continue at least until the late 17th century. The function of the vessel discussed here is unknown, but it may possibly date from a similar period.
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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