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Title: CHAFING DISH [Go to resource]
Description: A fragment of a cast copper alloy possible handle from a chafing dish of post-medieval date. The fragment consists of a sub-tubular, three dimensional, zoomorphic head with details including bared teeth, nostrils, eyes and ears. A narrow perforation is present through the teeth of the animal.From one end of the fragment, that representing the back of the animal head a narrower bar projects though it is broken and extremely worn. This point will have fitted through a ring and been attached to the handle proper.The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and survives in good condition. The fragment is 32.2mm long, 12.3mm wide, 9.9mm thick and weighs 19.2gA similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Unique ID: WAW-FE3C74 and although this is not an exact parallel it suggests a similar form and therefore usage for this object. Original Image Publisher: http://finds.org.uk Source: Portable Antiquities Identifier: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... Go to resource More Like this...
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