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Description: | A post-Medieval copper-alloy possible vessel or box foot (c. 1500-c. 1900).The foot is in the form of a paw with four toes and claws. The ankle is narrowed and is crescentic in section. Above the ankle the leg is a flat platform with a central circular indention which may be part of the fixing point onto the vessel. The underside and reverse of the foot and ankle it is hollow and is slightly moulded with the toes being visible in low-relief.The surface is reddish brown and slightly corroded.Height: 6.3mm; length: 19.4mm; width: 16.0mm. Weight: 2.70g.This foot looks like it may be intended to represent a lion's paw. It is very difficult to date since the decorative motif of a lion has been used from Roman times to the present day but the surface condition and nature of the corrosion suggests a later date, probably c. 1500-c. 1900.A similar object has been recorded from Balsall parish, Solihull. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: WAW-56B281.
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