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Description: | A cast copper-alloy terminal collar from a drop handle of medieval date. The small zoomorphic style collar is in the form of a beast's head, probably that of a dog. The forward facing head has a gaping mouth and lines delineating the head, behind which two diagonal gouges on either side seemingly represent ears. The nose is moulded and the eyes delineated, again with diagonal incisions. The 'neck' is particularly large and is (hollow) oval in cross-section. This recess narrows towards the animal's muzzle which retains some orange traces of the iron handle. The piece is corroded with a uniform dull, deep green surviving patina. Similar zoomorphic terminal collars can be found illustrated in Egan (1998, 175; ref. 487) and on this database. As cited by Egan (1998, 175), a similar handle survives from an original pair on a shallow sheet bowl from a hoard of 14th-16th century metalwork found in Wales. These types of handles may also have come from caskets or chests.
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