KENT-7629F4: KENT-762F4. Probable Medieval - Post Medieval. Cauldron foot. Cooking receptacle. Front.

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Unique ID: KENT-7629F4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper-alloy leg from a large cooking vessel, probably a cauldron, with a single toe. It appears to be crudely cast with some porosity, but this is probably due to heat damage during use. Some traces of sooting survive. Medieval or early post-medieval, 1250-1700

Class: Cooking vessel
Sub class: leg

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 39 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight: 198 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ4145
Four figure Latitude: 51.186843
Four figure longitude: 0.01618
1:25K map: TQ4145
1:10K map: TQ44NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	1995	History Beneath our Feet (1995)	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	94-96	587

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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