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Description: | A cast copper alloy object which is probably the terminal from the drop handle from a vessel of later medieval or early post-medieval date. The zoomorphic terminal measures 23.4mm by 17mm by 14.8mm and weighs 24.4g. Both ends are flat with a off-centre hole which is much narrower at the mouth end. The terminal appears to be moulded to resemble a dog, with diagonally orientated leaf-shaped ears, sunken eyes, slightly narrowed snout, upwards projecting nose and open mouth. A similar zoomorphic terminal collar is illustrated in Egan (1998, p. 175, no. 487). Egan states that a comparable handle survives from an original pair on a shallow sheet bowl from a hoard of 14th-16th century metalwork found in Wales. This type of handle may also have been used on caskets or chests. Another parallel from Blewbury, Oxfordshire, has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (HAMP-12D1E8). | Subjects: | Drop Handle Terminal | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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