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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the leg of a probable cooking vessel. The leg has a narrow roughly D-shaped section with a slightly concave reverse, rounded edges and two raised ridges on the front. The base of the foot is flat and undecorated while the top terminates in a worn break.The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The leg is 40mm long, 43.6mm wide, 8.5mm thick and weighs 54.2g.While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for copper alloy cooking vessels.
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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