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Description: | Incomplete cast copper object, probably the handle or handle support from a cauldron. The handle has a hollow shank 33mm in length, which is oval in cross section with a slightly off-centred hole. The cross-section measures 10mm by 9mm, and the internal hole has a diameter of 3mm. The shank is extremely worn and there are a few feint incised diagonal lines along its length. It is unclear whether this is decoration or wear. At the complete end there is an integral collar with a dogs head terminal. The animals head is defined by a series of moulded diagonal lines and grooves.
Very similar animal head terminals with a short narrowed shank on the reverse, or just completely hollow are frequently found in the UK. These examples are terminals from the handles of sheet copper alloy vessels, such as the handle illustrated in Egan, 1998, p175, fig. 143. It is very likely that the Sibsey handle served a similar function. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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