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WAW-D557D0: Medieval and Post Medieval cooking vessel rim (plan and interior).

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COOKING VESSEL

Unique ID: WAW-D557D0

Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel rim. The rim, in profile has a pointed oval section which is flared outwards, with the wall of the vessel being narrow and quite straight. The interior surface has a well developed dark grey coloured patina. Whereas the exterior surface has horizontal striations which has traces of a black deposit which may be carbon deposits, probably occurring if the vessel was positioned over a fire. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The fragment measures 49.93mm wide across the rim and 30.8mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 12.7g. The shape of the rim and the discolouration on the exterior which may be due to a carbon deposit suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. The rim suggests it was a deep container rather than a dish when viewed in profile. Helen Geake (Finds Recording Guide 2001) suggests cooking vessels date from the 13th to 17th centuries.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.8 mm
Width: 49.93 mm
Weight: 12.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Friday 1st February 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tanworth-in-Arden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1369
Four figure Latitude: 52.318952
Four figure longitude: -1.810705
1:25K map: SP1369
1:10K map: SP16NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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