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Description: | A complete lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of later medieval or post medieval date (AD 1500 - AD 1600).The container has been squashed. It is an irregular shape in plan and sub rectangular (square with a flared neck) in profile. The container was possibly circular shaped in plan before being damaged. It is formed from one sheet of meta.The rear of the container is flat and undecorated; The base is slightly bowed (convex) and undecorated. In plan it is semi-circular or D shaped. The front face of the container was originally bowed. The rim of the container consists of a rolled rim, formed from folding over the top of the lead alloy sheet.The container is an offwhite to light grey colour with an even abraded patina that covers all surfaces. Soil is still present inside the container.It measures 24.82 mm tall, 38.61 mm wide and 22.50 mm thick. The wall thickness is 5.02 mm thick. It weighs 44.8 grams.Similar artefacts have been identified as bird seed containers and dated to the later medieval and post medieval periods (AD 1500 - AD 1600). However, others have suggested that these containers could be used as dice shakers, grain measures, blood letting cups, inkwells or for water containers/fonts for private homes. Similar examples have been published by Read (1995, pg 127-128, #811) and by Egan (2005, p128-129, #616-617. Both authors have attributed dating of 16th-17th Centuries AD. Similar containers have been recorded on the PAS database including: WMID-C4AB37, BH-9C94C4 and LVPL-040B13.References:Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an age of transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. Museum of London.Read, B. 1995. History beneath our Feet. Anglia Publishing. Ipswich.
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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