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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy handle from a chafing dish of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date. One side of the handle is missing and the remainder is in two joining fragments due to old breaks, but the attachment end survives intact as does the separately cast copper-alloy attachment loop. The handle is flat, rectangular in section and heart-shaped in form. It has faceted edges and extensive tool marks on all surfaces. At the attachment end is a separately cast copper-alloy attachment loop that is rectangular in section, oval shaped in plan with a central circular perforation and a small cylindrical stud with raised collar that enabled attachment to the vessel. The attachment loop also has extensive tool marks on all surfaces. The entire object measures 62.18mm in length, 58.31mm in width, 4.97mm in thickness (8.93mm in thickness at attachment loop), and weighs 39g.This is a handle from a chafing dish similar to examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: nos. 489-491). It is of c.15th-16th century AD date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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