SOMDOR-AA4F34: Medieval or Post Medieval Cooking Vessel Leg

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Unique ID: SOMDOR-AA4F34

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn or miscast copper alloy leg from a cauldon, skillet or posnet of medieval or post medieval date. The surfaces of the object are very uneven although the front appears to have a moulded vertical central ridge. The leg would have been one of the three required to support the vessel, although if this example was indeed miscast it would never have been used. Dimensions: 43.55mm by 41.19mm by 18.85mm Weight: 103.2g

Class: Cooking Vessel
Sub class: Leg

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43.55 mm
Width: 41.19 mm
Thickness: 18.85 mm
Weight: 103.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th December 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Compton Abbas

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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

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