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Unique ID: CORN-83C2EF
Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy rim fragment from a bowl or cooking vessel with an internally bevelled rim that is triangular in profile and flush with the upper edge of the vessel. The body of the vessel curves downwards slightly to suggest a reasonably deep straight-sided bowl or a deep straight-sided everted rim, as seen on cauldrons, and the curvature of the rim suggests a diameter of about 320 mm. The bevelled rim itself is 7 mm thick which then tapers to the body which is 6 mm thick. The surface of the interior and exterior is mottled black burnt organic material, which suggests that the vessel was used for cooking.
Ottaway and Rogers (2002) illustrate a similar fragment of a cooking vessel with an internally bevelled rim on page 2810, fig.1394, no.14197, which is dated from the mid 15th century to the early 17th century.
Butler & Green (2003) illustrate cauldrons with internally bevelled rims on page 119, No.119, which is dated from the 17th century, and on page 142, no.145, which is dated to c.1500.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Height: 42 mm
Width: 65 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 67.04 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th November 2015 - Monday 21st December 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SX5178
Four figure Latitude: 50.582676
Four figure longitude: -4.10599324
1:25K map: SX5178
1:10K map: SX58NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Butler, R. and Green, C. | 2003 | English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 | Honiton, Devon | Roderick & Valentine Butler | 119 & 142 | nos.119 & 145 | |
Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N. | 2002 | Craft, Industry and Every Day Life: Finds From Medieval York | York | Council for British Archaeology | 2810, fig.1394 | no.14197 |