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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy leg, probably from a medieval or post-medieval cooking vessel. The leg is curved in section and broadly straight sided in profile, tapering slightly towards the base. In plan, the leg has two longer sides, broadly parallel, but flaring slightly at the base and towards the top of the more complete side. The base is shorter and runs transverse to the longer sides, although there is a gentle incline. The broken upper edge has a more pronounced incline. The bottom corners are rounded. A curved rib runs down the concave side of the leg.The maximum dimensions of the pot leg are: 47.0mm long, 36.6mm wide near to the base of the leg, and 7.8mm from front to rear, near to the break. The leg has a mass of 49.16g.There are some black deposits on the front, reverse and the edges of the leg, other than on the breakage. Otherwise, the leg has a green surface - including on the breakage which does not appear to be recent. The black deposits are likely to be carbonaceous and suggest that this was a cooking vessel - such as a cauldron or a skillet. Geake (2001, p46) states that cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and continued at least until around 1600.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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