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14th century AD

Copper-alloy cauldron

Glendalough, Co. Wicklow Copper cauldrons were important for cooking potage for large households in the medieval period. Similar cauldrons were reportedly also discovered at the Anglo-Norman castle at Castlekevin, Co. Wicklow.

14th century AD.

NMI SA1911:9

See this object at our exhibition Glendalough: Power, Prayer & Pilgrimage​

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