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Description: | An incomplete leg or foot of a copper alloy vessel (possibly a cauldron or posnet) dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval Period, circa AD 1400 - AD 1600.The fragment is a sub rectangular shape and sub triangular in cross section. The top of the leg is a triangle shape and slopes towards the interior of the leg, this is where the leg would have attached to the vessel. The leg itself tapers very gently from top to base, and is sub triangular in cross section with a concave edge on the inside. There is some evidence of bevelling on the leg, there is also a triangular ridge running down from the top to the base. The base of the leg has been broken at an angle, presumably in antiquity.The leg measures 72.0 mm in length and is 42.7 mm wide. It has a thickness of 20.0 mm and weighs 136.7 g.The leg is a dark green in colour with an uneven surface patina. Both the front and the back of the leg show signs of blackening on the surface. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.A comparable example is recorded in Datasheet 41 of The Finds Research Group, fig 1 and on the database at WMID-AA03AF.Reference: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: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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