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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-171F61
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Part of a Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot leg. The remaining section appears to be just be the foot which is D-shaped in section and very worn, with traces of five evenly spaced raised ribs running down the front. The foot narrows and thins towards the top where it ends in an old break where it attached to the leg. It is 31.5mm long, 30.9mm wide and 17.3mm thick; it weighs 69.72 grams.
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1100-1800 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009, 4) suggest there were four main types of leg used. This is possibly a type B which they suggest was already in use by around AD 1500 although this identification is tentative as so little remains and the collar which would be between the foot and leg if the identification is correct, is lost.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 30.9 mm
Thickness: 17.3 mm
Weight: 69.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16615
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
To be known as: Cullompton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. | 2009 | Cast Copper-Alloy Cooking Vessels | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 41 |
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