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Description: | A copper-alloy lamp suspender of late medieval date. Several examples of this category of artefact are recorded on the PAS database. Analysis of excavated examples from London suggests that such lamps date from the late 14th to early 15th century AD (see Egan, 1998, p. 130-1).The upper portion of the hanger comprises a vertical arm with a sub-oval loop at the top and an irregular (possibly broken) projection above this. The base of this vertical arm sits on a sub-triangular pedestal which, at the back points, extends into a pair of shorter arms. These shorter arms have flat outer and inner faces, roughly parallel sides and each terminates in a perforated lobe. They have been bent into a curve, the perforated lobes angled forwards. Underneath the sub-triangular pedestal is another, rounded, lobe, also with a small circular perforation. The object measures 34.7mm high, 37.3mm wide and 16.7mm from back to front. The weight is 10.6g.
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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