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Description: | Rim fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel. A circular void showing at the break suggests the vessel was broken and repaired at least once during its life. The diameter was approximately 210mm with 10% of the vessel surviving.The fragment has an even dark green patina.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, superceeded 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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