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Description: | ~~A Medieval or Post Medieval cast lead alloy container, probably a birdfeeder, circa 1400-1700. The feeder is semi-circular in shape with a flat base and a flat back, but has been squashed and has some indentations probablycaused whilst in the ground. It appears to be cast in one piece with a straight join on the back (flat) face which is partially broken open. There are five cast decoration bands running around the curved side of the container, one on the rim 3.75mm wide, the next 3.75 mm below. The next band is wider at 8.5mm, followed by the fourth 3.75mm wide,and the last (5th) band also 3.75mm wide, leaving a plain bottom part 26.5mm deep to the base. The object would have held water, green plants or seed for a caged bird. There is no sign of a means of attachment. Egan, Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition(2005) p129, states that the plainer examples continue into the late 17th century. It has a light mottled grey patina. Width of feeder at the rim edge is 77mm, reduced to 46.5mm wide under the decorative banding to the base section. Weighs 140grammes.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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