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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel. Rim fragment with the upper part of the handle remaining. The body fragment is 58mm x 39mm x 3mm. the vessel was approximately 85mm in diameter. The handle is circular in section and 12mm in diameter. The handle projects 47mm from the body at a 90degree angle, before curving downwards at the uneven break.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would have had at least one metal cooking vessel....These vessels gradually passed out of use between 1700 and 1850, superceded by cast iron pots..."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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