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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel rim. The rim is swollen slightly on the interior, whereas the exterior is follows the line of the wall. The interior surface has a well developed shiny dark grey coloured patina. The exterior surface has horizontal striations with a black deposit. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The curvature of the rim suggests the original diameter was c. 120mm. The fragment measures 27.79mm wide across the rim and 16.02mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 7.4g. 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. 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 Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries.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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