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Unique ID: WMID-330AD4
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An incomplete cast copper alloy foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700).
The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in cross section. It consists of a cuboid body, with a ridge running vertically down the exterior surface. The top has been broken at an angle and exhibits a rough, uneven surface. The base is flat and smooth.
The foot / leg measures 31.76 mm in length, 39.54 mm wide and 16.45 mm thick. It weighs 53.4 grams.
The foot / leg is mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Traces of a black patina are present. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
The remains of copper alloy cooking vessels have been regularly recorded through the PAS, with many variants on the design. This leg was probably originally part of a cauldron, suggestive by the ridge on the exterior, similar to the example illustrated in figure 1 of Butler, Green & Payne's 2009 datasheet on Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. These cast copper alloy vessels tend to be of late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 17th Centuries AD).
Reference:
Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009 Cast Copper Alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group
Class: foot / leg
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.76 mm
Width: 39.54 mm
Thickness: 16.45 mm
Weight: 53.4 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SK1045
Four figure Latitude: 53.002227
Four figure longitude: -1.852437
1:25K map: SK1045
1:10K map: SK14NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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