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Description: | A copper-alloy fragment of a tankard handle of Iron Age date. The artefact is irregular in both plan and cross section. The main body of the artefact is irregular in cross section and broadly oval in plan. The top of the artefact is decorated with two broadly D shaped transverse ridges which flank a central ridge which narrows towards the centre, where the D shape ridges expand. each ridge is separated by a groove. On either side are circular recesses (4.55mm and 5.2mm deep respectively), the recess on one side is not central. In side profile the main body of the artefact has a step towards the circular cross sectioned projection. Two projections are visible at the bottom of the fragment, one has a circular cross section, the second is broadly rectangular.A number of similar artefacts have been recorded on the PAS database, WAW-128D32, SWYOR-D532F5 and SWYOR-B9C582.The artefact is 29.05mm in length, 16.4mm in height, 11.7mm thick and weighs 13.2 grams.
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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