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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy lamp hanger or suspender of Medieval date. It has a shaft that is square in section and terminates at the top with an integral circular suspension loop with central circular perforation. At the base of the shaft are three evenly spaced arms that branch out horizontally from the plane of the shaft. On the underside of the object at the point where the arms join the main shaft is a small semi-circular lug with central circular perforation. The arms themselves are triangular in plan and rectangular in section tapering towards the outer end. They are all very worn and the ends do not survive.This object would have probably been utilised to suspend lamps during the Medieval period in houses and other similar buildings, the loops at the end of each arm enabling attachment to the lamps themselves. Similar examples have been recovered from excavated contexts in London and their function and usage is discussed by Egan (1998: pp. 130-131). These suggest a possible late-14th to 15th century AD date. Other examples on the database include SWYOR-B939F5, BERK-5FA774, and SUR-9B6243.
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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