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Description: | A cast copper-alloy handle, probably from a Roman drinking vessel. The handle is 'knee' shaped, with a leg projecting down from the handle at an angle of approximately 100 degrees. The handle appears only to have been attached to the vessel at one point, at the top, where it has a smooth, slightly concaved back which presumably rested against the vessel. There is a break above this, probably where the means for attachment was positioned. The leg of the vessel is sub-circular in section and curves, inwards, towards the vessel wall. It terminates in a zoomorphic head, probably intended to represent a bird (a duck or goose?) (or very possibly a snake), with a peaked head, circular grooves beneath this either side for eyes, a moulded knop for a nose and a thin line for a mouth. The handle has a smooth dark green patina consistent with a Roman date. It measures 73.77 mm long, 8.75 mm wide, 8.08 mm thick and weighs 34.1 grams.
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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