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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy handle lug of Late Medieval to post-Medieval date (1400-1600).The lug is probably from a chafing dish. It has a circular hole with an internal diameter of 7.2mm. Two projections that abutted the vessel wall have a width of 15.6mm. At the end a short integral rivet, 6.5mm in length, is circular in cross-section.This object is corroded with some mid to dark green patina surviving.24.4 x 15.6 x 6.7mm. Weight: 8.31g.Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charcoal or other combustible material. This was then used to cook food or keep it hot at the table.This lug is probably from a type B1 or D1 chafing-dish and would date 15th or 16th century (Lewis 1973: 60-70).
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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