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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy drop-handle (c. AD 1650-1800).In plan the cast in one piece handle is pelta-shaped having a rounded base and cusped either side of the attachment housing. The handle frame is largely sub-circular in cross-section, although it expands at the base and becomes oval in cross-section. The attachment housing is almost square in plan. It has a curving front with a horizontal decorative ridge and the sides formed by integral perforated lugs project rearwards to form a recess for a separate attachment lug with a circular rove. The bar within the perforations that secure the lug is made of iron.No patina has survived and the surface colour of the metal is reddish brown.Height: 59.54; width: 52.34mm; thickness: 21.16mm. Weight: 53.93g.Similar handles have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: CORN-CADBC0; IOW-7AB553; IOW-FC7AB4 and SUR-9494B1.
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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