Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-E24E74
Object type certainty: Certain
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Late Medieval/early Post Medieval copper alloy miniature cauldron, 25mm long, 20mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 12.43 grams. It consists of a spherical body with lipped rim above two sub triangular handles. It sits on three long, circular sectioned legs.
Numerous examples of miniature domestic utensils have been found in London (see Egan and Forsyth 2005). The London examples of cauldrons (ibid. 111-115) date from the 14th to 17th centuries. A similar example is recorded at SWYOR-7C0C95
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 12.43 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th April 2011 - Thursday 5th May 2011
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SK4212
Four figure Latitude: 52.70404846
Four figure longitude: -1.37985973
1:25K map: SK4212
1:10K map: SK41SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Forsyth, H. with Egan, G. | 2005 | Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 | London | Unicorn Press Ltd |