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This is a very unusual item consisting of a round-bottomed pan, almost certainly without a footring, with a hollow handle. The upper surface of the pan is fiat with a round hole 131 mm in diameter in the centre. The handle has an everted opening at the end, with a diameter oDD mm at the end, tapering to 18 mm. The pan is made of a fine red earthenware, with a green glaze inside and ouL
It is thought to be a combination bedpan and urinal, and may be associated with the surgeon's chest The size sug- gests that it may have been intended for a child.
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