An incomplete copper alloy pot leg of probable Medieval or Post-Medieval date (circa AD 1400-1700).
The upper edge where it would have been attached to a pot is broken. The object is rectangular in shape and D-shaped in cross-section, with a flat inner surface and a convexing outer surface. The object has an uneven, black surface patina.
The simple design without a foot is similar to figure 4d in Butler, Green and Payne (2009, pp. 5-6), which suggests this ‘design came into universal use in association with sand-casting and is therefore characteristic of all 18th and 19th century skillets’. Pot legs of this type are the most commonly recorded find, likely because they were particularly vulnerable to damage. Due to the high lead content of the metal alloy and through continual use, pot legs are often worn and pitted.
To find out more, visit the PAS database: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1132337
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