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Description: | A complete, Medieval-Post Medieval, cast, lead alloy, aviary/cage bird water container, dice shaker or Holy water font. The object is slightly damaged and partly squashed. It once had a curved front, flat back and a flat 'D' shaped base which tapers to an open 'D' shaped flared top. There is a moulded rim around the top edge and a plain narrow band running around the front about a third of the way down from the top. The object is slightly distorted and torn by the plough with grey patina but half the surface is covered by a patchy white corroded layer. The object is likely to date to 15th-17th Century. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 52-53 no. 3 and History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Greenlight Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 97-98 no. 606. The object is 66.4mm long, 43.1mm wide, 16.6mm thick and weighs 81.6g.
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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Probably a cast lead alloy…
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