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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy handle from a vessel, of Medieval dating (c. AD 1270 - c. AD 1350).Approximately 725% of the handle is present, consisting of one of the animal head terminals. The other animal head terminal and the rectangular handle are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.The zoomorphic terminal consists of a heavy separate soldered heavy collar in the form of a crude animal head defined by grooves on each side. This collar is 15.4 mm in length and is oval in cross-section. The animal head has sub oval eyes on either side of the head, with an triangular open mouth. The nose is rectangular and positioned on the top of the head.It measures 15.4 mm in length, 9.9 mm wide and 11.7 mm thick. It weighs 7.5 g.The handle is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.A very similar handle has been found in archaeological excavations at Victoria Street ("Baynard Castle Dock") in London. This example has been tentatively dated c. 1270 - c. 1350 (Egan 1998: 175, ref: 487). Several similar handles have been recorded on the PAS database, including: LVPL-1AB671; WMID-2A"DB5; IOW-61F305; KENT-C7C015; DENO-478758; IOW-6E4393; DENO-204990 and DENO-F05AE6.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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