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CAULDRON
Unique ID: LEIC-E2A3A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval or early post medieval miniature copper alloy cauldron, 23mm high, 23mm wide and 16mm thick, with a weight of 13.36grams.
The object is complete and is circular in section and rectangular in form. It consists of a rounded bowl with two thick, triangular shaped lugs at each side of the bowl, sitting just below the outward turned rim. The cauldron has three integral circular sectioned curved legs, which are as long as the bowl.
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. see also LEIC-E24E74
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 13.36 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
To be known as: Enderby
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Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth, H. with Egan, G. | 2005 | Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 | London | Unicorn Press Ltd |
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