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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy vessel of medieval to post-medieval date. The fragment is part of a probable cup or shallow dish which is comprised of two flat sheets of metal which are irregularly shaped due to all around breaks. Only the upper edge appears to be intact though is extremely worn. The two sheets are held together along the upper edge by a series of three additional sheet mends comprised of sub-rectangular sheets of metal, the ends of which have been folded into the middle with the very tips bent back outward, fitted to a break in the vessel and compressed to seal the gap.A large square hole is also present through the wall of the vessel and may have been the site of another sheet mend. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The fragment is 74.3mm long, 47.9mm wide, 1.6mm thick and weighs 21.1g.While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type it is likely to be from a large cooking vessel and dates from c. AD 1100 to c. AD 1850 when the use of cast iron cooking vessels predominates.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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