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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy spoon handle with a seal baluster type terminal of Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (AD 1400 ? AD 1600). Length 70mm, maximum diameter of stem 4.6mm. Weight 8.76g. The bowl and part of the stem are missing and the break is old. The flat circular top is 7.5mm in diameter and is undecorated. Beneath the seal top is a baluster moulding which is 6mm in diameter and beneath this feature is a collar which is also 6mm in diameter. The collar is bi-conical in profile. The total length of the terminal is 7mm. The stem is circular in cross-section and tapers slightly. Beneath the terminal it is 4.4mm in diameter and at the old break it is 3.8mm in diameter. The piece is in fair condition and most of the surfaces have a dark green patina. Some superficial corrosion is evident. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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