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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-B9A805
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy vessel leg. A tapering D-sectioned leg with an expanded oval knopped foot. The front of the leg is decorated with five vertical ribs running down the length to the foot with grooves between them. The back is plain. It is 46.17mm long, 28.25mm wide, 13.26mm thick and weighs 68.83grams.
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009:4) illustrate four main types of leg used. This is most similar their type B which they suggest was already in use by the late 15th century
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This record was created at a rally and may therefore fall below our usual standards of indentification or photography.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.17 mm
Width: 28.25 mm
Thickness: 13.26 mm
Weight: 68.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th September 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at Spaxton 2011 - Stogursey, WHRADA, 25-09-2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Rally reference 584
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Stogursey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 6 |
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