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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-8C7C5A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A large copper alloy medieval or post-medieval vessel leg, probably from a large vessel like a cauldron. The leg is roughly semi-circular in cross section. The reverse is flat and the outer, curved face has a slightly raised longitudinal ridges. At the base of the leg three 'toes' extend from the outer face. One of the outer ones is missing the end. The metal is greenish in colour and blackened in patches including the bottom of the foot. This form of foot is comparable to the that published in Butler et al. (2009, 4; ref. 4a) and could date from either the medieval or post-medieval periods.
Length: 46.0mm, Width: 56.46mm, Thickness: 14.76mm, Weight:150.0g
Class:
cooking vessel
Sub class: foot
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 56.46 mm
Thickness: 14.76 mm
Weight: 150 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16622
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Near Wincanton
Spatial coordinates
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 | 4 | 4a |
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