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Description: | Part of a copper-alloy vessel handle with zoomorphic collar and an attachment loop, probably dating from the Late Medieval period.The attachment loop comprises an inverted-drop-shaped casting with projecting collar at the base. This loop would have originally sat upon the rim of a metal vessel, to which it would have been joined by the integrally cast, circular-sectioned. rivet projecting vertically from its underside. The rivet terminates in a wider, discoidal stop. The gap between this stop and the loop's collar is approximately 0.5mm, indicating that it was attached to a sheet metal vessel. The rectangular-sectioned remnant of the handle sits within the loop's perforation and is held in place by the zoomorphic collar, through which it extends longitudinally. The collar has the appearance of a highly stylised, canine head, the ears portrayed by angled grooves, the brow by a moulded ridge. The projecting snout is lower and has a vertical outer face. The distal end of the handle is visible within the open mouth of the beast.Dimensions: length: 27.1mm; width: 15mm; height: 20mm. Weight: 19.54g.A close parallel for this piece was found in excavations in London, where it was compared to a handle on a bowl found in a 14th to 16th century metalwork hoard in Wales (Egan 1998: 175, no. 487). The recorder suggests a date of 14th to 15th century for this example.
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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