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Description: | A cast copper alloy artefact, possibly a handle from a vessel of post-medieval date, AD 1600-1900. It is intended to be symmetrical, but the casting is somewhat crude, with the result that the two sides do not exactly match. There is a main body, which is roughly rectangular, the left and right edges being convex. Below the upper corners of the rectangle on each side is a U-shaped groove. The body is openwork with two crescent shapes, one on each side, following the curve of the outer edge and leaving a central triangle of metal which has three circular piercings in a triangular formation. In the centre of the upper edge of the body is a narrow neck of metal with a triangular knop half way up each side. This neck ends in a rounded terminal pierced with a countersunk, circular hole. At the base of the artefact is a small lip that protrudes slightly, on the underside of which is a shallow groove where the handle was probably fitted to the main vessel. The artefact has a patchy light green patina. It is 44.2mm long, 30.6mm wide and 5 mm thick. It weighs 19.41gm.This handle has some similarities with those found on modern reproductions of the celtic quaitch.
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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