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Description: | A cast copper-alloy zoomorphic terminal from a Medieval drop handle (1300-1500). It is oval shaped in cross with a central circular perforation that held a cylindrical handle (now missing). This terminal served as a collar at the end of the handle to keep it in place.The zoomorphic decoration on the terminal comprises the head of an animal, perhaps a stylised dog or wolf. It has a prominent snout, an open circular mouth and incised crescents forming eyes.The eyes are incised and triangular in form with a prominent nose between them and brow ridge with incised transverse groove above. At the larger end of the terminal there are two small ears outlined with short incised lines. Similar examples are published from Medieval London (Egan 1998: ref: 487) and on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: SF-C367E4, HAMP-EAC025, IOW-199AA2 or IOW-4FE447). These indicate a date in the 14th or 15th centuries.The outer face of the object has a dark green patina and is very worn. Consequently, some of the decoration is unclear.
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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