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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 26 cm (260 mm) in diameter.. The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and broadly L shaped in cross section. It consists of a thin protruding rectangular ridge which forms the rim, which is slightly triangular in section, this rim is also thicker than the wall of the vessel. The top edge of the rim slopes down towards the front of the object, and has a semi circular depression in the centre. The interior of the fragment has a bevalled edge, at the tip where there is a point. The bottom edge of the object has been bent into an S shape, probably as a result of plough damage. The reverse is slightly concave. There is no evidence of sooting or blackening on the external surface. The fragment measures 18.4 mm in length and is 44.3 mm wide. The wall has a thickness of 1.3 mm and the rim has a thickness of 5.2 mm. It weighs 7.5 g.The fragment is a mid green in colour with an uneven patina. 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 (including WMID-D245AA). This fragment was probably originally part of a skillet or 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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