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VESSEL
Unique ID: LON-216584
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy bird feeder dating to the late medieval period (circa 1400 AD - 1500 AD). The bird feeder is D shaped wtih slightly flaring from base, possibly for for a troughs for cage birds. It is decorated with raised decoration all the way around, with a shield of the front, with what look like two birds. The rest of the object is decorated with horizonal lines, with cross hatched decoration within.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Class: bird feeder
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2005
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 4653/4
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
To be known as: Custom House
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 2005 | Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service | 128-9 |
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