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Description: | An incomplete cast lead alloy rectangular vessel, of probable Post Medieval dating (16th to 18th Centuries AD).The vessel is rectangular in plan and profile. The front and side faces has been decorated with a series of ring and dot designs. The back face is plain and undecorated. The top edge of the vessel has been rolled over to create a rounded rim. The base of the vessel now exhibits a hole in the centre, but is otherwise plain and undecorated. The vessel is misshapen, with the side and rear faces bent. It appears that it was originally designed so that it would sit flush against a vertical surface, leaving the decorated sides to be viewed.It measures 56.37mm in height, 44.88mm wide and 24.72mm thick. The vessel walls are 4.67mm thick. It weighs 115.7 grams.The vessel is a mid to light grey colour, with an even surface patina.Common interpretations for these rectangular lead alloy vessels is as bird feeders. Alternative suggestions are that these containers could have been used as dice shakers, grain measures, blood letting cups, inkwells, or for water containers/fonts for private homes.
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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