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Description: | A Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy leg/foot from a copper-alloy vessel, probably a jug or ewer (1400 - 1600).The foot is anthropomorphic in design being modelled on a boot; it is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with a near right angled projection at the base. In cross-section it is triangular tapering from the top to the base. At the base it expands to form a projecting foot which is triangular in cross-section. The upper surface of the leg is slightly dished. The base of the foot is flat and when placed on a flat surface the foot sits at an angle of 80°. At the front, between the leg and the foot, there is a transverse ridge that seems to represent a leather strap.This object is matt light green and the underside of the foot is orangy/green.Height: 58.74mm; width: 17.98mm; thickness: 13.21mm. Weight: 50.29g.In form the object bears similarities with an example illustrated in Egan (1998, 164, 166; ref: 459) and can be dated to the later part of the Medieval period.A similar vessel leg was found at Bedern, York excavations (Ottaway & Rogers 2002, 2809) has been dated from late 15th to early 16th centuries. Similar shaped vessel legs have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: HAMP-CD8925; HESH-E32D91; IOW-A02461; KENT-509051; LANCUM-ABD437; LEIC-98F0B5; LVPL-A811A5; NLM-D26B95; SOM-082F02; SUR-9D45D8 and WAW-0CA087.
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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