Record ID: KENT1042 - MEDIEVAL food serving container

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FOOD SERVING CONTAINER

Unique ID: KENT1042

Object type certainty: Probably

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trough as shallow ovular ?salt cellar, consisting of an ovular dished body with feet at the lower end, short 'arms' approx. one-third from top, and protruding depiction of a horned devil's head at the top of the piece

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Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Length: 120 mm
Width: 36 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Gravesham
To be known as: KENT HIGHAM

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

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Recorded by: Dr Richard Hobbs - [ view all attributed records]

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