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Description: | Seven fragments of cast copper alloy cauldron, including a pierced lug and a foot. the body sherds are plain, with no signs of scratching or decorations. The lug is 'L-shaped' in section with a suspension hole 2mm in diameter. The foot is sub-triangular in section and still has a fragment of the base of the vessel attached. the foot is 36mm long.The wall of the vessel appears to have been steep, although the body fragments are too small to be able to determine diameter or depth.According to Butler, Green and Payne in Finds Research Group Datasheet 41, "From about Ad 1100, cast copper alloy vessels...were commonly used for downhearth cooking, with the vessel sitting among the embers or suspended over the fire. All but the poorest medieval or post-medieval households would have had at least one metal cooking vessel....These vessels gradually passed out of use between 1700 and 1850, supersede by cast iron pots..."
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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