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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval to post-medieval date. The fragment is part of the body of a probable cooking vessel and is trapezoidal in plan and rectangular in section swelling slightly to the centre. All the breaks are old and worn.The metal has a mid blackish-green patina and is worn. The fragment is 27mm long, 25.1mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 7.9g.Crude cast copper alloy vessels for cooking and serving were widely used during the period AD 1200 - 1700 and were increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries.
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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