{"id":2272,"date":"2025-06-28T19:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2025-06-28T19:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T19:39:24","slug":"cooking-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/cooking-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Cooking Pots<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/cooking-pots\/pot_leg_1129674\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pot_leg_1129674\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pot Leg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pot Leg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2116\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Pot Leg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_leg_1129674.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These are legs off cooking pots. Made of copper alloy these are dated between AD 1350 through to around AD 1750 so could be Medieval to Post Medieval. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In all we have over 30 parts of cooking vessels from legs to rims. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1129674\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1129674<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1154477\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1154477<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/cooking-pots\/pot_rim_1189764\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pot_rim_1189764\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pot Rim&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pot Rim&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2117\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Pot Rim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pot_rim_1189764.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is a rim fragment from a copper alloy vessel. Dated <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">AD 1200-1700 it could be Medieval through to Post Medieval. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1189764\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1189764<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Cooking Pots These are legs off cooking pots. Made of copper alloy these are dated between AD 1350 through to around AD 1750 so could be Medieval to Post Medieval. In all we have over 30 parts of cooking vessels from legs to rims. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1129674 https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1154477 This is a rim fragment from a copper alloy vessel. 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This is a very simple one to date as the reverse is very well preserved so you can clearly see it dates from AD 1569. The face has survived less\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/COIN2_ID_LVPL-F2F0BE.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1956,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/medieval-mount\/","url_meta":{"origin":2272,"position":3},"title":"Medieval Mount","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"09\/04\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral Medieval Mount This copper alloy decorated mount has us scratching our heads and speculating that the kneeling figure on the left was John the Baptist just before execution and the figure on the right swinging a blade. Having researched the medieval depictions of John the Baptist it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-3AE83A.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1169,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/post-medieval-finger-ring\/","url_meta":{"origin":2272,"position":4},"title":"Post Medieval &#8211; Finger Ring","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"22\/02\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral LVPL-27F72B - POST MEDIEVAL finger ring Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement An incomplete copper alloy finger ring of probably late medieval to post medieval date (c.AD 1400-1700) The object is cast in one piece and has a roped design on the outer edge. 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