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Description: | A body fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel. The body fragment is a sub-triangular in plan, with all the edges being broken. The breaks are not recent. The fragment is slightly curved in profile. The exterior surface has a heavy black carbon deposit, which was probably due to smoke. This surface is also slightly rough. The interior surface is smooth, with fine voids. The exterior surface has a horizontal ridge which is probably a casting seam. It is not visible on the interior o the vessel. The fragment measures 25.82mm wide, 25.65mm tall and 3.26mm thick. It weighs 8.9g. 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 Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries.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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