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Description: | A cast copper alloy vessel foot. The leg is roughly triangular in section with a pronounced central ridge suggesting a variation of a zoomorphic foot. The base of the foot is sub-rectangular in plan with a horizontal groove across the width of the base. This style of foot is common in late medieval to post-medieval contexts.According to Butler, Green and Payne in Finds Research Group Datasheet 41, "From about AD 1100, cast copper alloy vessels...were commonly used for downhearth cooking, with the vessel sitting among the embers or suspended over the fire. All but the poorest medieval or post-medieval households would have had at least one metal cooking vessel....These vessels gradually passed out of use between 1700 and 1850, supersede by cast iron pots..."This vessel foot has some fire damage to the base, resulting in a small area along the edge breaking away. This is likely to be due to use. .
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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