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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy vessel foot (and portion of the leg) of Medieval to post-Medieval date (c. 1250 - c. 1650).The leg is generally sub-triangular in cross-section throughout its length. About mid-way along its length, at the front, there is a stout horizontal swelling. At the front, above and below this swelling, there is a central vertical rib. Flanked on either side of the lower rib is a similar vertical rib which is less pronounced. The base of the foot is slightly rounded and very worn. At the opposite end there is an old transverse break. The rear face of the object is entirely flat.The surfaces have a patchy dark brown (almost black) patina although this is lost in places. Small areas of a darker substance may be consolidated soot. Consequently, the leg may have belonged to a cooking vessel. However, this is uncertain. 49.1 x 20.0 x 14.8mm. Weight: 59.89g.Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have continued at least until c. 1600 (Geake 2001, 52).
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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