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Description: | A copper-alloy handle, probably from a piece of furniture. The handle is U shaped, with terminals that fold over to form a loop at either side of the handle. These loops make space for two copper-alloy fittings, one looped around each terminal of the handle. These fittings have pointed terminals, presumably for attachment, thus allowing the handle to hang flat against the furniture. The handle is 80 mm wide and 20 mm long. It is decorated in the centre with four ridges - two either side of a slight bulb. The terminals are also decorated with these ridges and bulbs before becoming circular at their ends. Similar shaped drop handles are known from Roman furniture (Crummy 1983, pages 80-82; figs 2132-2145) but are also known from medieval and post-medieval sites (Egan 1998, page 87; figs 240-241). It is likely that this example is late post-medieval and it probably dates from the 18th - 19th centuries.
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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