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BBC News – Cosmeston pottery find shows a thriving medieval craft

Posted by on July 5, 2011

5 July 2011
Last updated at 11:14 ET

A 13th Century pottery vessel found in the Vale of Glamorgan could indicate a thriving local craft in medieval times.

Several fragments of the aquamanile, decorated with a ram’s head, were discovered at the site of a manor house at Cosmeston, near Penarth.

The vessels were used by guests to wash their hands at the dinner table.

Professor John Hines from Cardiff University, leader of the dig, said they had… (View original article)

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