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Description: | Small handle lug from a copper-alloy vessel, containing a separate copper-alloy ring. The lug springs from the wall of the vessel, which is slightly convex; as it curves round it flares out, and then from its maximum thickness it is facetted and runs straight to rejoin the vessel wall to form a closed loop. This shape, although very corroded, is reminiscent of an animal or bird neck and head, flaring to the head and then narrowing for a facetted beak. All edges on the vessel wall are broken (old corroded breaks). The separate ring is penannular, and the ends do not quite meet. The ring is unevenly worn, but is always rounded in section. Because of the simplicity of this object it is extremely difficult to date, but it seems ancient. Maximum dimensions of the lug, 16 x 17 mm; dimensions of the ring, 14 x 12 mm and cross-section 2.5 mm in diameter.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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