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Description: | A Medieval to post-Medieval foot from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c.1250-c.1650).The object is roughly 'D'-shaped in cross-section, convex at the front and slightly concave at the rear. It has an old abraded transverse break at the top below which there is a horizontal rib. Below the rib it is in the form of a five-clawed paw, possibly that of a loin. This foot is covered in green copper-alloy corrosion products and consolidated soot.69.8 x 50.0 x 30.2mm. Weight: c. 304g.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).Butler, Green and Payne 2009, Finds Recording Guide - Datasheet 41.
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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