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The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)

Life In The Middle Ages

Bronze tripod pot or cauldron

Period:
Medieval
Description:

Large bronze cauldron.  During the early Middle Ages earthenware cooking vessels were used.  By the 1300s pottery had been replaced by metal, usually bronze, an alloy of tin and copper.

 

The most common shape was the cauldron with three legs and an angular handle at either side of the neck.  These pots were either hung from a chain over the fire, or stood directly in the flames.

Materials/Media:
metal, bronze
Dimensions:
height 380mm, (rim) diameter 305mm
Source:
Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
Accession number:
DUMFM:1992.34.2
Digital Number:
DMBZ007n
Copyright:
Dumfries & Galloway Council