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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy rim fragment from a copper alloy large posnets or cauldrons of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700).The rim fragments are irregular in shape, but rectangular in cross section. The internal surface is smooth and polished. The rim type consists of a rounded lip. The exterior surface is unpolished and shows signs of finishing/filing. Sooting is present on the exterior of a couple of the fragments. This section is most likely from the out turned rim of a cauldron or posnet (See Fig 1 in Butler, Green and Payne 2009 for examples of the vessel type). A large concretion of iron deposits are present on the rim, indicating that it was repaired with an iron rivet, which is still insitu.The rim fragment comes from a vessel with a rim diameter of 26 cm, with approximately 10% of the rim surviving. It measures 75.3 mm wide, 40.0 mm in length and is 1.4 mm thick. It weighs 93.5 g.The fragment is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina.Body fragments of cast copper alloy cooking vessels are not an unusual find, but are strongly indicative of Medieval and Post Medieval activity in the area. Cooking vessels of this type were in use from as early as AD 1100 and slowly go out of use by 1850, after being superseded by cast iron pots and saucepans (Butler, Green and Payne, 2009, 1).Reference:Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. 2009 Cast Copper Alloy Cooking Vessels. Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
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