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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy rim from a cauldron or skillet of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval period, dating from AD 1400 - AD 1700.Around 5% of the rim remains, and when complete it would have measured 32 cm (320 mm) in diameter.. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan and in cross section. It consists of a thin protruding rectangular section which forms the rim and is slightly triangular at the top, this section is also slightly thicker than the wall of the cauldron. On the exterior there is a horizontal ridge denoting the position of the rim. The interior of the fragment has a bevalled edge, at the tip where there is a point.. This is followed by another horizontal ridge, that is much shorter, and is only a quarter of the length of the ridge above.The fragment measures 40.4 mm in length and is 50.6 mm wide. The wall has a thickness of 1.9 mm and the rim has a thickness of 2.9 mm. It weighs 15.7 g.The fragment is a dark green in colour with an uneven patina with some evidence of blackening on the external surface. There is also evidence of tinning on the inner surface right hand side. On the external surface there is evidence of brass colouring at the very top of the fragment. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.The remains of copper alloy cooking vessels have been regularly recorded through the PAS, with many variants on the design. This leg was probably originally part of a cauldron, similar to the example illustrated in figure 1 of Butler, Green & Payne's 2009 datasheet on Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. These vessels tend to be of late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 18th Centuries AD).Reference:Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 'Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels'. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group, 2009.
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