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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy probable foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (1400 - 1700 AD).The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in plan and sub rectangular in cross section. It consists of a straight body, with an irregular rough surface, both at the back, top and bottom. This surface is probably the result of a flaw during the casting process, resulting in fracture of the leg during use in the fire. A concave black surface patina is present at the top of the vessel foot leg, which is probably the result of time spent in the hearth. It measures 54.78 mm in length, 26.42 mm wide and 15.95 mm thick. It weighs 66.1 grams.The vessel foot / leg is predominantely a light to mid green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. The patina has flaked away from the surface in several locations, revealing a lighter green colour and a mid brown colour. These areas should be monitored for signs of active copper corrosion from occurring (a bright green powdery residue). To reduce the risk of this from occurring, the vessel foot / leg should be stored in a sealed air tight dry box, such as a sealed tupperware box, lined with acid free tissue paper and silica gel.The remains of copper alloy cooking vessels have been regularly recorded through the PAS, with many variants on the design. This leg was probably originally part of a cauldron, similar to the example illustrated in figure 1 of Butler, Green & Payne's 2009 datasheet on Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. These vessels tend to be of late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15 to 18th Centuries AD). It is possible that it may be part of copper alloy casting waste, but this is a slim possibility.Reference:Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009 Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group
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