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Description: | A probable cast copper alloy cooking vessel foot. In plan it is a sub-triangle with an asymmetrical rounded foot. In profile the reverse of the leg is straight whereas the front face is slightly concave and undulating. In section the leg is an elongated semi-circle. The upper edge of the leg is broken, this may not be a recent break. The surface has traces of a heavy grey/green patina and both the front and reverse faces has traces of a black deposit which is probably a sooty/carbon deposit. The leg measures 38.64mm tall, 27.35mm wide across the foot and 14.7mm thick. It weighs 48.8g.
These cooking vessels, according to Geake, date from the mid 13th to 16th centuries. Butler and Green (2003 English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 Acanthus Press) illustrate vessels with a similar legs dating to the mid 18th century. | Subjects: | Leg/foot | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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