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Description: | Cast copper alloy receptacle leg, probably from a posnet, missing its foot. The leg is triangular in plan and semi-circular in section, with a central rib running the length of the leg. The attachment end is broken and the break seems to have some burnt or melted material on the surface, suggesting that it might have been re-soldered on to the body of the skillet in an attempt to repair it in antiquity. The leg then tapers towards the other end which has broken above the foot.
Bailey (1997) illustrates a similar example attached to a 'skillet' on page 36, No.7, which is dated to the Medieval period.
Butler and Green (2003) illustrate an early posnet type where the leg curves outwards on page 35 which are most common during the 14th and 15th centuries, and an example on page 174, No.187, which is dated to c.1250-1350, based on manuscript evidence. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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