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VESSEL

Unique ID: WAW-A13205

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel rim. The rim is sub-semi circular in section with the straight edge forming the interior of the wall. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The external surface has horizontal striations with traces of a black sooty deposit. The interior has a smooth shiny surface which is slightly pitted. The fragment measures 21.61mm wide across the rim and 35.4mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 18.7g.

The shape of the rim suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. It is uncertain what type of vessel this fragment comes from, but Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries.

Class: Cooking

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.4 mm
Width: 21.61 mm
Weight: 18.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Monday 22nd February 2010

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Materials and construction

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

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: SP1469
Four figure Latitude: 52.318927
Four figure longitude: -1.796034
1:25K map: SP1469
1:10K map: SP16NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 14 years ago

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