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Description: | Cast copper alloy Post Medieval handle, circa 1500-1800. This is drop handle, probably from a piece of furniture. The object is bow-shaped and comprises a sheet of copper alloy which has been folded so that the front is convex and the rear is hollow, with a U-shaped section. At one end there is a worn break where the attachment end has broken off. The other attachment end is almost complete. It is formed by the pinching together of the folded sheet to form a flat arm (3mm thick). The end of the arm is formed by a loop 8.17mm in diameter, which is damaged and incomplete. There is cross hatching decoration on the front. The patina is brown but is largely covered by light green corrosion product.Length 90.57mm, maximum width 7.74mm, thickness 5.07mm, weight 19.3g.
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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