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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel rim. The rim rounded and tapers towards the vessel wall. The interior surface has a well developed shiny dark grey coloured patina. The exterior surface is slightly undulating. 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. 330mm. The fragment measures 50.53mm wide across the rim and 41.3mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 31.6g. The shape of the rim 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 Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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