SUSS-F7103D: Fragment of a Medieval copper alloy cauldron, representing one of the supporting feet, AD.1300-1500.

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CAULDRON

Unique ID: SUSS-F7103D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Fragment of a Medieval copper alloy cauldron, representing one of the supporting feet, AD.1300-1500. The foot is shaped into the form of an armoured lower leg with greave and sabaton depicted. The piece has been broken away from the cauldron at the top. There is a chevron shaped ridge that separates the foot from the shin of the leg. The leg is flat along the inside and outside edges and along the back of the leg. The object has a dark green patina all over. Its design is reminiscent of effigy brasses and sculpture. The find is very similar to No.459 in Egan 1998, that example was retrieved from a 15th century context dated AD.1400-1450, and is thought to be from a tripod ewer.

The leg measures 82.7mm high. The top is 31.8mm long and 21mm wide. The foot is 24.1mm long and 13.6mm wide. The leg weighs 124 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.8 mm
Height: 82.7 mm
Width: 21 mm
Weight: 124 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 16th June 2016 - Thursday 16th June 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Funtington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7909
Four figure Latitude: 50.87510846
Four figure longitude: -0.87855613
1:25K map: SU7909
1:10K map: SU70NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date is that first reported and recorded
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1998	The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)	London	The Stationery Office	p164	ref459

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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