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Description: | A Medieval to post-Medieval leg/foot from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650).The object is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section.The front is divided by a prominent horizontal rib which is situated about mid-way along its length. Above and below this rib there is a central vertical rib flanked on either side by a less prominent rib. The rear face is flat and plain and the base of the foot is rounded and worn.This object is greyish green with patches of a buff deposit and consolidated soot. The break at the top is crisp but probably old.Height: 44.2mm; width: 25.1mm; thickness: 12.9mm. Weight: 52.34g.Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have continued at least until c. 1600 (Geake 2001: 52; Butler, Green and Payne 2009: 6, fig. 4c).Geake, H. 2001. Finds Recording Guide. Unpublished.Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009. Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
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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