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Description: | A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy lug handle from a cauldron (c. 1250-c. 1650).The lug is curved or 'C'-shaped and is sub-circular in cross-section throughout it length. There is a small amount of the vessel rim remaining at the complete end.The lug is corroded green and pitted. There are areas of dark grey consolidated soot. The breaks are old.Height: 42.0mm, width: 37.3mm; thickness at rim: 17.1mm; maximum diameter of lug: 15.3mm. Weight: 63.07g.Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have continued at least until c. 1600 (Geake 2001: 52).This lug is similar to one illustrated in Butler et. al. (2009, 5; ref. 3b).Compare with finds: HAMP-11E993; IOW-8E59C0; NCL-741653; SOM-1DEA04; SOM-BB7217; SF-6B4816; SUSS-848B27 and WILT-17C5A0.Geake, H. 2001. Finds Recording Guide. Unpublished.Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009 Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
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