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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy handle, probably from a late medieval to early post-medieval metal vessel. A similar example of a drop-handle was found in excavations in London. The London example is paralleled with a handle from a hoard of 14th to 16th century metalwork from Wales (G. Egan; 1998; pp. 175). As Egan points out, such handles may also have been employed on other types of object, for example, caskets.
One of the two original vertical shafts survives. It is of hexagonal section, solid and has a slight bow at the lower end of its outer face. At the top, the piece is broken off at the point where the vertical shaft meets the horizontal top shaft. The corner is marked by an angled globular knop. Extending outwards from the bottom of the vertical shaft is a short protrusion of circular section. This protrusion would originally have passed though a swivel or loop and may have been held in place by a terminal collar, perhaps similar to the zoomorphic one on the London example.
The piece measures 54.2mm high, 22.5mm wide and 7.8mm thick. The weight is 28.86g. | Subjects: | Handle | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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