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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-D31D73
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy handle of a cooking vessel possibly a posnet or skillet of a later medieval or early post-medieval date, AD 1300-1600.
The handle has a D-shaped cross section with a flat upper surface. The terminal is stepped down from the handle with a concave curved upper surface and convex lower. It narrows slightly to a blunt end with slight, worn thicken on the top before the thinned end. There is an old break where it continued to the rest of the handle. On the upper surface, adjacent to the break is part of a ring and dot motif with an indistinct pattern, possibly a saltire, possibly differential corrosion, before the step down. The back is plain.
The piece weighs 28.17g and has a maximum thickness of 7.26mm. Its length measures 47.37mm and the width 18.81mm at its widest point.
Early posnet types have handles where the terminals bend like this, which can be seen in Butler, Green and Payne 2009 fig.3c and fig.5. Dot and circle motifs are the most common type of decoration found on posnet handles. Apart from the decorative function this also gave a more secure grip on the vessel.
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 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.37 mm
Width: 18.81 mm
Thickness: 7.26 mm
Weight: 28.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Saturday 15th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 017733
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. | 2009 | Cast Copper-Alloy Cooking Vessels | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 41 | 5, 7 | 3(c), 5 |
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