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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy object in the form of a curved, square- to rectangular-sectioned rod with a zoomorphic terminal. The broken end is roughly square in section and has a circular hole at the break, with part of another similar hole beyond the break. At the beginning of the U-shaped bend, the object flattens to become rectangular in section. It terminates in a head with a long nose or snout, open mouth and engraved oval eye. Further V-shaped engraved marks behind the eye may indicate the neck and ears. File marks are visible on the surfaces and the inside edge of the bend is slightly faceted, possibly from wear. Parallels for this object suggest it was part of a chafing dish, used to warm food at the table (Lewis 1973, 67, type F1). Some dishes of sixteenth to seventeenth century date had hinged supports with anthropomorphic brackets projecting upwards and outwards from the rim. The lower part of these may have functioned as tripod legs, or as downward-hanging lugs (ibid. F2). This object appears to be the lower foot part of such an object, with the holes in the area of the break used to attach it to the vessel. The upper part is missing.
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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