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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-211B0E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot foot and part of the leg dating to AD 1500-1700. The leg and foot are D-shaped in section with a flat back and convex front; the leg is broken off above a transverse collar with an old break. The remaining section of leg has traces of ribs running vertically down it and these are are more prominent on the foot with six visible. The prominent collar is rounded in section. The base of the foot is slightlyrounded. The piece is now is 47.1mm long, 26.8mm wide and 16.9mm thick; it weighs 97.63 grams.
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009:4) suggest there were four main types of leg used. This is a Type C which they suggest was already in use by the late 16th centur and almost universal in the 17th.
Class:
Butler, Payne and Green Type C
Sub class: Leg and foot
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.1 mm
Width: 26.8 mm
Thickness: 16.9 mm
Weight: 97.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Wednesday 31st August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16913
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Near Wincanton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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