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Description: | A lead bird feeder of probable Late Medieval to post-Medieval date.The now-squashed feeder was probably originally circular in plan, the near vertical sides extending upwards from the circular base, forming a cup. The rim is beaded, and there is a similar circular moulding at the centre of both the upper and lower surfaces of the base. The object measures up to 41.3mm wide, 15.1mm high and weighs 56.8g.Such feeders would have been used in cages, to hold food or water. Similar examples have been found in Southwark, London (see Egan 2005: 129). It is suggested that the earliest (usually decorated) date from around the late 15th/early 16th centuries, with the plainer examples extending up to at least the late 17th century.
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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