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Description: | Two substantial cast fragments from an iron cauldron of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, with a combined total weight of 207.70g. The first is an irregular fragment, which is approximately triangular in shape, from the rim of the vessel that preserves one handle. The rim is everted with a flattened top edge and a transverse moulded ridge along the outer edge. On the outer face there is a second parallel moulded ridge approximately half way down the fragment, with traces of a similar, third ridge at the base of the sherd. The small cast handle is round in section and triangular in shape extending horizontally from the rim and down to the middle of the three moulded ridges. This creates a prominent, projecting shoulder. There is a casting flaw just below the bend of the handle, and the lower half of the handle expands horizontally at the point where it joins the body of the vessel. The rim measures c.16mm in diameter, this fragment measuring 90.23mm in height, 95.39mm in width, 4.20mm in thickness, and weighs 126.59g.The second fragment is a body sherd, probably from the same vessel although any join between the two is not immediately obvious. This fragment is sub-trapezoidal in shape, with a slight curvature reflecting the shape of the vessel wall. On its exterior surface are two parellel moulded transverse ridges, however the remainder of the fragment has not decoration on either front or back faces. It measures 70.70mm in height, 88.84mm in width, 3.92mm in thickness, and weighs 81.11g. Both fragments show signs of extensive iron corrosion, which is particularly prevalent on the handle, producing a dark red/brown encrustation. These fragments are from an iron cauldron of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date. Similar copper alloy examples are recorded from Medieval London (Egan, 1998: no. 446, fig. 131), although Margeson notes that iron cooking vessels were far less common in this period than their copper alloy counterparts (Margeson, 1993: 73). Parallels in iron are also recorded through the PAS database, with similar examples noted from Northamptonshire (NARC-3E2F62), Avon (GLO-A92884) and Wiltshire (WILT-216B21). These suggest a probable date in the Medieval or Post-Medieval periods for the current examples.
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