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Unique ID: NMS-6A53F1
Object type certainty: Certain
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Incomplete medieval to post medieval foot from a cooking vessel such as a cauldron, posnet or skillet dating to the period c. AD 1300 - 1700. The leg has a worn break at the top, the inner edge curved to form the base of the vessel. It is trapezoidal in cross-section with a slightly concave reverse and tapers into the moulded foot. It exhibits traces of sooting.
The vessels to which these were attached were usually of a tripod form and were widely used from circa AD 1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003) 15, state 'there is evidence that (cast copper alloy) metal cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries'. While certain specialist cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use for longer, 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century by cast iron which were cheaper to make and more durable' (ibid; 22).
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ENF143356
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 62 mm
Width: 29.8 mm
Thickness: 37.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th February 2018 - Saturday 24th February 2018
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SMR reference number: 62573
Other reference: IND13022018JS
4 Figure: TG0927
Four figure Latitude: 52.80005074
Four figure longitude: 1.09884335
1:25K map: TG0927
1:10K map: TG02NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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