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Description: | A cast copper-alloy handle fragment from a cauldron of Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The handle was originally C-or L- shaped with a sharp but rounded bend at the centre and has broken just above the bend. The handle is circular at the end becoming oval in section at the centre with flattened and, in sections, ribbed sides. There is an indent on the outer side, by the bend, probably a casting flaw. There is a small amount of the vessel remaining at the complete end. The fragment has corroded a bright green with small patched of black sooting. The handle section is 16.1mm in diameter at the end, 14.4mm by 11.2mm at the break and it is now 50.3mm long in total; it weighs 71.46 grams.The sharp angle suggests an L-shaped lug (cf SOM-1DEA04 and NCL-741653) but it is more rounded than many without the distinct projecting corner. The slight ribbing on the sides is also reminiscent of C-shaped handles such as SUSS-848B27. Both types are illustrated by Butler et al. (2009, 5; fig. 3a and b) who suggest (ibid:1) vessels of this type were in use c.1100-1750 AD.
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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