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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy leg or foot from a copper alloy vessel probably a cauldron or skillet of later medieval date (1300 - 1600). The upper section of the foot is broken and the break is worn and patinated. It is broadly sub-rectangular in plan tapering slightly from the top to the base. In cross section the foot is a facetted D shaped with a prominent vertical D shaped ridge running down the front of the leg. The upper edge of the foot is broken with an uneven surface, which contains a series of small pock marks, probably caused by gas bubbles in the mould. The base of the foot is even and relatively flat. The leg measures 84.7mm in length, has a maximum width of 31.8mm, a maximum thickness of 20.3mm and it weighs 185.31grams. The leg is decorated with a single D shaped vertical ridge which tapers along its length from the base to tip and terminates at the broken edge. At the mid point of the leg there is a similar horizontal band which encircles the leg, this band is only present on the D shaped front face. The reverse is relatively flat. The foot is a mid green colour with an uneven patina. This patina has been abraded in several places, probably through movement in the soil. This movement has also damaged the edges of the leg producing an asymmetrical shape. In the areas where abrasion has occurred a light green active powdery corrosion is present. Similar examples of feet from copper alloy vessels have been dated to the later medieval period (1300 - 1500).
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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