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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy posnet handle of Medieval date, circa AD1250-1600. Posnets were a common Medieval cooking vessel resembling a small cauldron with long handles instead of lugs. The handle fragment is sub-rectangular in plan with its widest point at the broken edge and gradually narrowing to the attachment end. The underside of the handle is chamfered along both edges creating a trapezoidal section. The handle curves 90 degrees, narrows and then flares out at the attachment terminal. The upper surface of the handle is decorated with a stamped and punched ring and dot motif. Each motif comprises of a recessed dot surrounded by two recessed concentric circles. Three complete ring and dot motifs survive with a fourth partial motif present along the break. The upper surface of the handle is smooth with a dark green patina. The underside of the handle is damaged by surface scratches and has an uneven light brown / green patina. The scratches and the break are not new. Length: 91.57mm. Width at break: 29.25mm. Thickness at break: 8.27mm. Weight: 123.5g.A comparable posnet handle is recorded in the Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 41, p5 (Butler, Green and Payne:2009).
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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