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VESSEL
Unique ID: LVPL-73F494
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete posnet with only slight damage to the rim. The straight handle rises slightly above the horizontal, is tapering slightly and ends with a downward curve. It is supported at the body of the vessel by a brace. The three legs are straight and taper slightly towards the feet which are simply the ends of the legs angled to form a flat surface. The legs are flat-sectioned with a strengthening mid-rib. The body has a globular form with a sharp out-turned rim. There is no decoration or makers mark apart from a faint band around the circumference. It dates to the 14th to 16th centuries.
Diameter of mouth 160mm. Length of legs 145mm. Length of handle 215mm, height to rim 250mm.
Class: posnet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 300 mm
Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 135 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th October 2003
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Carnforth area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R. and Green, C. | 2003 | English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 | Honiton, Devon | Roderick & Valentine Butler |
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