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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Foot/Leg fragment of possibly a Posnet or a Cauldron of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval Period, circa AD 1450 - AD 1650.The leg fragment is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in section. The front of the object is decorated with two incised grooves, creating three raised semi circular ribs. The front is convex in section. The object is broken at the top, the right side of the object is higher than the left and there is a smooth edge where the break occurred. The base of the object is rounded to create the foot or stand. The reverse is plain and undecorated and is concave in section. The object measures 40.4 mm in length and is 46.2 mm wide. It has a thickness of 13.4 mm and weighs 120.1 g. The object is a dark green in colour and has an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Butler, R (et al, 2009) argues that with a triangular cross section and with three to five conjoined convex ribs this type of leg or foot can be dated relatively easily to the late 15th to early 17th centuries. Reference: Butler, R. Green, C. and Payne, N. (2009) 'Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels', 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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