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Description: | A copper alloy (with high lead content?) pendant which is probably a drop handle from a piece of furniture dating from the post medieval period. The handle is a circular disc with a transverse loop projecting from the top. The loop has a bulge that project backwards from the bottom of the loop. It looks as if this may have had the function of resting against the furniture to make the handle project forwards so it could be grasped more easily. The front of the disc is decorated with radial and irregular moulded lines. Between the loop and the lower centre of the disc is a slightly projecting feature which is also decorated with curved moulded lines. They may represent hair or fur. The lower part of this element tapers to a forward projecting blunt point. The object is 29.5mm long, 24.1mm wide and 8.1mm thick. An exact date is not known for this object, and it is also possible that it is had some other function. | Subjects: | drop handle | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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