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Description: | A cast copper alloy cooking vessel leg/foot. The leg is a sub-rectangle in plan and in profile it is a sub 'I' shape which is quite asymmetrical, probably due to heat damage. The upper edge is broken but it is not recent as the patina covers the break. The break is a 'U' shape in plan and is concave. The base of the foot is sub-trapezoidal with the narrowest edge forming the reverse edge. The leg is decorated on the outer face with a prominent, integral vertical ridge which is sub triangular in section. The surface of the leg has patches of a light green patina with larger areas of abrasion. The leg measures 30.44mm wide across the upper break, and 52.94mm tall. It weighs 69.9g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries.
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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