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Description: | Upper part of a leg, or possibly handle, from a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of the end of the leg or handle which is oval in section, 15.1mm by 11.9mm; part of the vessel wall which is 2.7mm thick and the attachment between them; they all appear to have been cast as one piece. The leg or handle meets the vessel at c.70 degrees. The attachment is rough at the top and at the bottom has three splayed supports curving between the leg/handle and the vessel wall to support the joint.
While large Roman copper alloy vessels with integral legs and handles attached by decorated escutcheons are known they tend to be of fine work. The roughness of this item, which is due not only to corrosion but also lack of finishing after casting fits with the medieval period where copper alloy vessels were more widely used for practical as well as decorative effect. The item is thus provisionally dated to c.1250-1700AD.
Measures 37.66 x 32.76mm and 20.69mm thick; weight 41gms. | Subjects: | Handle | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Taylor, Jeff | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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