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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the rim of a probable cooking vessel. The rim is roughly rectangular in shape and cross-section with a slight thickening at the rim itself. The vessel is smooth and undecorated. The breaks around the rim fragment are very worn.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The fragment is 68.2mm long, 37.8mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 49.8g. The estimated diameter of the original vessel is 200mm, roughly 12% of the original vessel remains. While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for copper alloy cooking vessels.
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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