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Description: | A leg fragment 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 sub rectangular in plan and sub oval in cross section. The top of the leg is a lozenge shape and is slightly concave, this is where the leg would have attached to the vessel. The leg itself tapers very gently from top to base, and is sub oval in cross section with a flattened 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. At the base the leg curves slightly towards the reverse where it has been broken, presumably in antiquity. On the reverse at the very base of the leg there is a chevron (v) shaped notch taken out of the oval section. Beside this there is a triangular shaped knop protruding from the leg.The leg measures 84.1 mm in length, and is 16.9 mm wide at the base and 22.9 mm wide at the top. It has a thickness of 18.5 mm and weighs 107.8 g.The leg is a dark brown in colour with an uneven surface patina. 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.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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