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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700).The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in cross section. The vessel leg has a flared terminal, with vertical indents, probably imitating an animal paw. A horizontal ridge is located above the flared terminal. The interior surface is flat. The top has been broken at an angle and exhibits a rough, uneven surface. The base is flat and uneven.The foot / leg measures 42.1 mm in length, 28.6 mm wide and 18.8 mm thick. It weighs 83.2 grams.The foot / leg is mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Traces of a black patina are present. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.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 posnet, suggestive by the ridge on the exterior, similar to the example of the Later Posnet illustrated in figure 1 of Butler, Green & Payne's 2009 datasheet on Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. These cast copper alloy vessels tend to be of late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD).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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